Law & Order
Desperate to slow spike in killings, LAPD redeploys controversial units in South L.A.
Facing a troubling spike in gun violence, the Los Angeles Police Department has returned tactical officers to crime suppression and vehicle stops in South L.A. and other neighborhoods, after critics called the tactics racially biased […]
Politics
States move to roll back firearm permits, over police objections
Legislators in half a dozen states are considering measures to roll back requirements that gun owners obtain permits and training before carrying concealed weapons, as Republican politicians race to show their support for gun rights […]
Education
South Carolina School Principal’s Refusal to Include Fourth-Grader’s LGBTQ Rights Essay in Booklet Did Not Violate First Amendment, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that an elementary school principal in South Carolina did not violate the Constitution by refusing to include a fourth-grader’s essay advocating for LGBTQ rights and equality in a […]