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Response to pepper spray incident at Santa Monica College

"The incident that occurred at Santa Monica College last night merits a thorough investigation by college officials.

April 4, 2012

Supreme Court says jails can strip search you – even for traffic violations

Posted by Inimai Chettiar
Yesterday a divided Supreme Court ruled in Florence v. Burlington that any person arrested can be subject to a strip search — even for a minor offense or traffic violation — without any reason to suspect that they may be carrying a weapon or contraband.

April 3, 2012

Police Are Using Phone Tracking as a Routine Tool

NEW YORK TIMES: Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversigh

March 31, 2012

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Response to pepper spray incident at Santa Monica College

Supreme Court says jails can strip search you – even for traffic violations

Police Are Using Phone Tracking as a Routine Tool

Pasadena Police Department Should Release Details of Officer-Involved Shooting

Public Safety Realignment: California at a Criminal Justice Crossroads

LAPD should halt destructive "Suspicious Activity Reporting" policies