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Newsom Signs More Than 20 Bills Targeting Federal Immigration Enforcement Tactics, Including Bans on Shock Gloves, Officer Face Coverings

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than 20 bills Tuesday aimed at federal immigration enforcement practices in the state, including...

Senate Hearing Examines Police License Plate Reader Use, Privacy Concerns and AI Capabilities

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing Sept. 23 examining automated license plate reader networks, data-sharing...

New York Sheriff Express Concerns as Immigration Cooperation Law Takes Effect

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing New York sheriffs in border counties are expressing concerns and resistance to the "Local Cops, Local Crimes Act," which prohibits...

Federal Judge Dismisses Justice Department Lawsuit Challenging Minnesota Immigration Laws

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing Chief U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit July 21 that challenged Minnesota's laws prohibiting local law...

Ohio Governor Signs Bill Creating 15-Foot Buffer Zone Around Law Enforcement

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 20 establishing a 15-foot mandatory buffer zone around working law enforcement officers in Ohio. The...

Fifth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Houston Officer in Harding Street Raid Shooting

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that former Houston Police Officer Felipe Gallegos is entitled to...

Supreme Court Accepts Challenge to Connecticut Semiautomatic Weapons Ban

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will hear a constitutional challenge to Connecticut's semiautomatic weapons ban, enacted following the...

Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Privacy Protections Extend to Cellphone Location History in Geofence Warrant Case

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling 6-3 that people do...

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Los Angeles Sanctuary City Ordinance

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging Los Angeles' sanctuary city ordinance, ruling that the...

Supreme Court Declines to Block Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Former LAPD Officer McBride

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a lower court's decision allowing an excessive force lawsuit to proceed against...

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