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Investigating Law Enforcement’s Possible Use of Surveillance Technology at Standing Rock
What are the effects of law enforcement's surveillance technologies on Water Protectors' communications and movements?
Is Police Reform Possible Under Police State Trump?
From federal police to beat cops, we may see draconian policies and the rolling back of hard-won civil rights.
Indigenous Activist Zip-Tied and Locked in Dog Kennel for Six Hours for Protesting Dakota Access Pipeline
Activist Tara Houska says police handcuffed her with zip ties and held her in a dog kennel for six hours without charging her with a crime.
Trump’s Political Soulmate, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Goes Down Big in Arizona
Arizona ousted immigration hardliner Sheriff Arpaio, but will he now find a role in the Trump administration?
AT&T Requires Police to Hide Hemisphere Phone Spying
AT&T built a powerful phone surveillance tool for police, called Hemisphere.
Chicago Cops Who Broke “Code of Silence” to Report Police Drug Gang Face Deadly Retaliation
Two Chicago police officers say they have faced retaliation and suffered from PTSD since they blew the whistle on a gang of their fellow cops.
Polling Places in Police Stations? Why Civil Rights Groups Are Still Fighting for Voting Rights
Like too much of this campaign season, the debate over voting rights is steeped in partisan politics and racism.
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How the “Use of Force” Industry Drives Police Militarization and Makes Us All Less Safe
Racial and ethnic fears and prejudices are bound up in law enforcement anxieties over control and use of excessive force.
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No Abolition Without Demilitarization: Black and Muslim Solidarity for Ending Police Worldwide
Calling for an end to state terror is not terrorism.
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Far-Right Trump Consultant to Be Honored Speaker at Illinois Police SWAT Training
The role of an anti-Muslim pundit Sebastian Gorka in police conference is raising eyebrows.