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Court Rules That Kids Can Be Arrested For Burping In School

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Asa J 2907 Views 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 42 U.S.C. section 1983, albuquerque, Albuquerque police, Albuquerque police officer, arrested for burping, Arthur Acosta, burping, burping in school, child arrested for burping, Civil rights, civil rights statute, Cleveland Middle School, copblock, copblock.org, Court of Appeals, due process rights, False arrest, federal appeals court, judge Neil Gorsuch, juvenile detention facility, lawsuit, middle school, Neil Gorsuch, New Mexico, officer Arthur Acosta, Police brutality, Qualified Immunity, resource officer, rights, school disruption law, seventh grader

In an astounding decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that it was acceptable for an officer to arrest a

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Articles Police Abuse

Woman Has Lip Torn Open By Police Dog While Sleeping On Couch

April 3, 2016April 3, 2016 Asa J 1503 Views 9th Circuit Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Attorney Jeffrey Lake, Bak, Bill Nulton, Civil rights, Court of Appeals, excessive force, fourth amendment, Gerry Braun, Jeffrey Lake, Judge Wallace Tashima, Justice System, k-9, K9, lawsuit, Pacific Beach, police abuse, police dog attacks sleeping woman, police dog attacks woman, Police State, San Diego police, san diego police department, Sgt. Bill Nulton, unreasonable search, unreasonable search and seizures

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision on Friday that dismissed a lawsuit filed by

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It’s Now Legal to Pull You Over for an Air Freshener in Wisconsin

July 19, 2015July 19, 2015 CopBlock 2847 Views air freshener, blocked view, civil forfeiture, Court of Appeals, fishing for charges, gps, license plate, objectively reasonable, obstructed view, reasonable suspicion, supreme court decision, Traffic stop, windshield, Wisconsin

In another blow to our civil liberties, the Supreme Court has ruled that it is okay for an officer in

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Articles Toxic Cops

More Butt Hurt From Cops Over One Finger Salute

June 27, 2015June 29, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2908 Views Accountability, argue, arrested, assault, bruises, Brutality, Civil rights, Consequences, cop block, copblock.org, Court of Appeals, False arrest, first amendment, flipping the bird, Harassment, know your rights, middle finger, NCSHP, no victim no crime, North Carolina, north carolina state highway patrol, north carolina trooper, one finger salute, police, pulled over, rights, seat belt, second circuit, Supreme Court of Appeals, swarz v insogna, ticket, Traffic stop, Trooper Hundley, Troper Clayton, violation of rights

It seems that officers across the United States still have not read the memo that someone giving you the middle

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Police Search of Cell Phones

December 13, 2013December 13, 2013 CopBlock 970 Views Court of Appeals, document encounters with government employees, film the police, Georgia Supreme Court, Jason Carnell, livestream apps, police search of cell phones, record the police, smartphone apps, text messages, violation of civil rights, www.carnellfirm.com/fullblog/

Jason Carnell shared this post via CopBlock.org’s submit page. Less than two years ago, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a

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