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US Supreme Court to determine whether exhaustion of state administrative remedies is required before filing federal civil rights claim

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Washington , stems from a decision in the Supreme Court of Alabama which held that individuals who filed unemployment compensation claims with the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) should have first exhausted all legal remedies available through that state agency before filing a federal civil rights violation claim under 42 U.S.C.

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Civilian Oversight of Police Hampered by Politicians and Unions

The Crime Report

Police nationwide have frequently defied efforts to impose civilian oversight and, in turn, undermined the ability of communities to hold law enforcement accountable, according to a Washington Post review of audits, misconduct complaints, emails, lawsuits and interviews with dozens of current and former officials.

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Justices wrestle with mootness and intergovernmental immunity in Hanford workers’ comp case

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Washington. A funny thing happened on the way to oral argument: The state of Washington modified the 2018 workers’ compensation law at the center of the case, raising the prospect that there is no longer a live dispute for the justices to resolve. 5890 under Washington law. 5890 under Washington law. The new law, S.B.

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The Case for Punishing ‘Police Bystanders’

The Crime Report

For the sake of civilian safety, police must intervene if they see misconduct by colleagues,, according to a forthcoming paper in the George Washington Law Review. Kaufman writes that Congress and state legislatures should enact criminal laws mandating a “duty to intervene” in their colleagues’ misuse of force.

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Maryland Lawmakers Vote for Police, Prosecutor Accountability 

The Crime Report

In addition, the legislature passed a separate measure that creates a mechanism for tracking statewide gun crime data and classifies theft of a firearm as a felony and increases penalties for using a gun during a drug deal.

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Tennessee Weighs Creating ‘Safe’ Spaces for Crime Victims in Court

The Crime Report

Ken Baldwin, the District Attorney in Washington County, said separating witnesses and victims from the tension of courtroom proceedings was not only important as a way of minimizing stress, but was essential for the needs of justice as well. It’s something we need,” Baldwin concluded. “We We don’t want people being intimidated.”.

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California’s Police Deadly Force Law Has Limited Impact: Report

The Crime Report

However, beyond these two cases, the available evidence so far suggests that the new law has not been as transformative as supporters hoped when they pushed the so-called Act to Save Lives through the Legislature. Nor has the training law led to widespread, state-certified instruction for officers on the new standard for using deadly force.

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