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Glimmers of Hope

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Articles, Blog

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare glimmer of hope in a case called Rodriguez v. United States. In the case, the court held that police cannot extend a routine traffic stop to use a drug...
Filming the Police on your cell phone

Filming the Police on your cell phone

by | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog

GPS tracking and cell phone searches require warrants By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney There have been a few very disturbing videos of police brutality posted on the internet this past week. A bystander recorded Walter Scott shot...

Death in Custody Reporting Act

by | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Last week, two stories of police shootings on opposite sides of the country made the news. The Seattle Times reported the story of a man who was sleeping in bed when two police officers opened his...

Black Lives Matter

by | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Next week, on Thursday April 2nd, there will be a national day of action in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. This national day of action comes fresh on the heels of a U.S. Department of...

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