Democrats reintroduced legislation that would ensure federal officials, including immigration agents and other law ...

Senator Scott Wiener introduced a new bill Tuesday that would give Californians more power to sue law enforcement for violating their constitutional rights. Why it matters: The Trump administration's ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After two Jacksonville women were charged with violating Florida’s recently enacted Halo Law in connection with a violent arrest outside a school last week, two high-profile civil ...

In a letter, City Attorney Robert Taylor claimed officers at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility are engaging in ‘viewpoint discrimination.’ FILE: Enforcement officers at the U.S.

An officer sued by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser for allegedly sharing information with federal immigration agents in violation of state law continues to be under investigation, but he could ...

The Civil Rights Division was created to protect the disempowered. Under Trump, it’s working to dismantle gun restrictions.

Washington, D.C. is in the middle of an emergency manufactured by President Donald Trump to expand his power and create fear in the nation’s capital. Recently, The Washington Post reported that ...

Law enforcement encounters can be stressful and scary. During them, you should prioritize staying safe. Knowing your rights is important too. No matter what agency you’re dealing with—whether federal ...

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(WSPA) – More than 2,000 people were ticketed in a five-day period for violating South Carolina’s Move Over Law, according to law enforcement officials. On Monday the South Carolina Department of ...

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...