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A silhouetted woman holds a phone with the Facebook Messenger app open.

Facebook Cooperated With Law Enforcement in an Abortion Case. Did it Have a Choice?

Meta came under fire last week for providing private Facebook messages to the police in an abortion case. But in many cases, the company's hands are tied when it receives a valid court order.
By Rachyl Jones

Berlin Police Are In Trouble for Doing Push-Ups at the Holocaust Memorial

"The Holocaust memorial is not an adventure playground," Germany's police trade union said.
By Helen Holmes

Former Whitney Board Member Warren Kanders Says His Business Will No Longer Sell Tear Gas

Kanders stepped down from the board of the Whitney in 2019 after protests objecting to his profiting off of the sale of tear gas.
By Helen Holmes
can police force you to unlock your phone?

NJ Supreme Court Will Determine Whether Cops Can Force You to Unlock Your Mobile Device

By Donald Scarinci
Demonstrators confront police during a protest over the death of Laquan McDonald on November 25, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

Crowd Briefly Frees Man From Chicago Police, Cops React as If the World Is Ending

By Chris Roberts
Cops love marijuana but are absolutely apoplectic, despondent and bereft to know that it is becoming legal. Here's why.

This Is Why Police Love Marijuana (and Hate Legalization)

By Chris Roberts
Washington DC Bus Attack Video

Bus Attack Video Tweeted by DC Cops May Be THE Action Movie of the Year

By Luke O'Neil

America’s Drug War Is Bad—And the Police Are the Problem

By Chris Roberts
Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, leads a march of people protesting a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of her father in July on Dec. 11, 2014 on Staten Island.

Erica Garner ‘Never Stopped Fighting’ For Her Father, Activists Say

By Madina Toure
NYPD officers are seen during New Year's Eve 2016.

NYC Will See ‘Stronger Police Presence’ on New Year’s Eve, NYPD Says

By Madina Toure
Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Probing Weinstein’s Financial Settlements with Accusers

By Madina Toure
Police Commissioner James O'Neill, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio arrive for a press conference as police respond to a reported explosion at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Suspect in Custody After ‘Attempted Terrorist Attack’ Near Times Square

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, discusses a deadly terror attack in Lower Manhattan, with Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and Police Commissioner James, O'Neill, right.

Cuomo Launches Counterterrorism Advisory Panel for New York

By Madina Toure
A police officer with the Afghan National Police (ANP) stands guard with U.S. soldiers in Sar Hawza, Afghanistan.

Law and Order in Afghanistan—or Lack Thereof

By Kelsey Smith
Frances McDormand in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.'

‘Three Billboards’ Is a Wannabe Coen Brothers Bag of Dumb Jokes

By Rex Reed
The New York City Marathon in November 2016.

New York City Marathon to Have ‘A Lot of Police Presence,’ Officials Say

By Madina Toure
Ed Gillespie with reporters.

Police Slam Reporter to the Ground at Ed Gillespie Campaign Event

By Davis Richardson
Police Commissioner James O'Neill stands with Mayor Bill de Blasio as he holds up a picture of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man believed to be responsible for the explosion in Manhattan on Saturday night and an earlier bombing in New Jersey, at a news conference last year.

NYC Calls Conviction of Chelsea Bomber ‘Victory’ in Fight Against Terrorism

By Madina Toure
Declan O'Scanlon.

Murphy Declines to Take Position on Police, Fire Salary Cap

By Christian Hetrick
Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach

Local Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Extend Police and Fire Salary Cap

By Christian Hetrick
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney.

Sweeney: No Vote on Police and Fire Salary Cap Before Election

By Christian Hetrick
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a new bill with tougher penalties for texting while driving at a press conference at the Javits convention center on May 31, 2013 in New York City. The governor proposed additional penalties for young and new drivers ahead of the summer school break. (Photo by )

New York ‘Textalyzer’ Bill Threatens Privacy Under the Guise of Safety

By Dan King
Used correctly, predictive policing can be used to address the complex factors underlying crime trends.

Why Big-Data Analysis of Police Activity Is Inherently Biased

By William Isaac and Andi Dixon
African community leaders hold a rally at the corner of 149th Street and 3rd Avenue in the Bronx to support a Burkinabe street vendor beaten unconscious by a group of men.

African Leaders and Bronx Pols Rally for Street Vendor Beaten Unconscious

By Madina Toure
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