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On October 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Melendez v. City of New York, in which the plaintiffs, who are New York City landlords, alleged that certain laws enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional. First, the plaintiffs alleged that the amendments to the City’s Residential and Commercial Harassment Laws (the “Harassment L...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Behind the badge, the struggle is real when it comes to recruitment. It’s an industry-wide trend that law enforcement agencies are facing. READ MORE: “It’s harder to recruit,” said Rod Grassman with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. That’s the reality. At one point a couple of months ago, the department was down 100 positions – nearly 10 percent of sworn deputies. ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas Senate Bill 8, which effectively bans most abortions in the state, has been in effect for more than two months now. A poll released Tuesday, conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post, shows 58% of Americans oppose state laws that make it harder for abortion clinics to operate, versus 36% of people who support those laws. Even more unpopular across the countr...

Items stolen from a man's store the day after he died were among almost $75,000 in stolen property area law enforcement officials recently recovered, including high-priced guitars, firearms, fishing rods, electronics and more, McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said Tuesday. The sheriff's office, a U.S. Marshals Service task force, and Waco, Bruceville-Eddy, Lacy Lakeview and Bellmead p...

SPRINGFIELD — A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called “dark money” in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the sources of their contributions. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed Senate Bill 536 into law, an omnibus elections bill that makes a number of other changes to the way elections are conducted. Under the bill, no judicial campai...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed Senate Bill 536 into law, an omnibus elections bill that makes a number of other changes to the way elections are conducted. Under the bill, no judicial campaign committee is allowed to accept contributions from any out-of-state source or any person or entity that does not disclose the identity of those making the contribution, except for contributions that...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The law enforcement policy task force met Tuesday afternoon to discuss their final draft of recommendations regarding reform for the Oklahoma City Police Department. They cited several areas they’re recommending being worked on or outright changed stemming from dialogue they’ve had with police, the community and outreach groups. They cited two critical spots, however – ...

Prosecutor seeks new McLennan County Court-at-Law No. 3 judgeship  Waco Tribune-Herald

County prosecutor seeks new McLennan County Court-at-Law No. 3 judgeship  Waco Tribune-Herald

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Holiday travel is predicted to have a bounce-back year, with AAA predicting more than 53.4 million Americans going somewhere for the holidays. More than 48 million are predicted to travel by road. In anticipation, High Point police will conduct a traffic safety surge to target dangerous drivers. Between Nov. 22 and Dec. 2, there will be an increased presence of patro...