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Recent Campaign Events Question Role Of Police At Political Rallies

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Recent presidential campaign events are raising questions about the role of police at political rallies. NPR explores whether police are there to keep the peace or to do the bidding of campaigns.

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For U.S. Tech Firms Abroad And Data In The Cloud, Whose Laws Apply?

Thursday, March 03, 2016

The FBI's efforts to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone is one fight in a larger global conflict: Firms face varying laws for police cooperation and say a lack of legal standards is creating a crisis.

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Apple-FBI Fight Signals A Need For New Political Precedent

Saturday, February 27, 2016

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Piecing Together America's Patchwork Quilt Of Body Cam Laws

Thursday, February 25, 2016

It's increasingly likely that the next time you have an encounter with a police officer, he or she will be wearing a body camera. And depending on how things go, you may be left wondering: "Can I get a copy of that video?"

There's no single answer to that, or ...

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States Consider Legislation To Shield Law Enforcement Officers

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Several states are considering legislation to make it harder for the public to get the names of police officers. Proponents say they're responding to an increased level of threat against officers.

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FBI-Apple Showdown Is The Latest Battle In A Bigger War

Thursday, February 18, 2016

It's hard to overstate the tech world's fascination with the legal standoff between the FBI and Apple. Laymen might look at the dispute and shrug; after all, the FBI is just asking Apple to help hack into one phone, and it's not unusual for tech companies to help the ...

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Slippery Slope? Court Orders Apple To Unlock Shooter's iPhone

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Apple says it would fight a federal court order to help the FBI break into a dead terrorist's iPhone. The feds say they're being kept out by one of the phone's security features.

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Apple Raises The Stakes In Silicon Valley's Fight Over Encryption

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Apple says it will not comply with a judge's request that it help unlock the iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, Calif., attack. This legal showdown has been yea...

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'Strategic Patience' Pays Off For FBI During Wildlife Refuge Occupation

Friday, February 12, 2016

Court documents and an NPR interview with one of the arrested occupiers tell a story of federal agents biding their time, collecting evidence against the group occupying the refuge in Oregon.

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Remaining Occupiers Expected To Leave Wildlife Refuge Shortly

Thursday, February 11, 2016

The last four anti-government militants at the National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon appear close to surrendering to the FBI. Law enforcement began closing in on them late Wednesday afternoon.

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Court Gets Unusually Specific On Police Taser Gun Use

Friday, February 05, 2016

On Friday's All Things Considered, I have a story about how a recent federal court ruling is restricting when police may use Tasers in the five Southeastern states covered by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. In a nutshell, police there may no longer shock a nonviolent, noncooperative suspect ...

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Court Ruling Forces Police In Southern States To Reconsider Use Of Tasers

Friday, February 05, 2016

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unexpectedly ruled to limit how officers may use Tasers or other stun guns. In states such as Virginia and North Carolina, it's no longer legal f...

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To Protesters Flocking To Oregon Town, Locals Say 'Go Home'

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Anger erupted in front of the county courthouse in Burns, Ore., Monday as anti-government protesters in town for a rally met a wall of locals sick of outsiders trying to start a movement there.

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More Protesters Arrive In Oregon To Support Occupiers Of Wildlife Refuge

Monday, February 01, 2016

Just four militants are holding out at the national wildlife refuge, additional supporters are in town. Leaders of the occupation were arrested last week and one person was killed by law enforcement.

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After Weeks Of Lying Low, Federal Law Enforcement Arrests 8 Occupiers In Oregon

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

For three weeks, law enforcement followed a strategy of lying low and not confronting the armed militants who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. With the arrest of the lea...

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California Cops Frustrated With 'Catch-And-Release' Crime-Fighting

Friday, January 22, 2016

Prosecutors and some police departments in the state say reducing prison sentences is having an undesired outcome: more property crime. But reform advocates say police are jumping to conclusions.

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The Delicate Politics Of Rising Crime

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

At first blush, the FBI's national crime numbers for the first half of 2015 seem like bad news: Violent crime is up 1.7 percent over the same period last year.

With crime numbers, though, you have to look at the bigger context. Last year's increase was geographically uneven. ...

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Why There's No Sign Of Law Enforcement At Site Of Oregon Takeover

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

The armed occupiers of a federal wildlife refuge have been free to come and go. After deadly government raids in the 1990s, such as Waco and Ruby Ridge, there's less appetite for force these days.

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Armed Protesters Occupy Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Center In Oregon

Monday, January 04, 2016

The scene was quiet Monday at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Center in Oregon as it was occupied by more than a dozen armed, anti-government supporters.

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Former Rep. Mike Oxley, An Architect Of Post-Enron Bill, Dies At 71

Friday, January 01, 2016

Michael Oxley, a former Republican congressman from Ohio, died this morning at 71. His family says his death was the result of lung cancer — though they add that he was not a smoker.

Rep. Oxley's name is plenty familiar to anybody who works in finance. The Sarbanes-Oxley ...

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