A police accountability expert hired by the University of California, Los Angeles has concluded that campus police used excessive force in a November 14, 2006, incident involving the repeated stunning of a student with a Taser device.
Two brothers who were arrested in February in California’s largest heroin bust walked free Tuesday after prosecutors dropped the charges against them because the search and seizure was ruled unconstitutional.
Illinois lawmakers are pushing for a review of drug-free "safe zone" laws after concerns surfaced regarding the disproportionate effects the laws have on offenders of different races.
Two state employees have filed suit against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, alleging they were subjected to retaliatory treatment after one of them filed a whistleblower complaint.
America is one step closer to becoming asbestos-free after a bill to ban asbestos in all products passed a committee vote in Washington in early August.
Business tenants in Chicago's Loop district are worried about possible health risks after state health inspectors evacuated a historic high-rise earlier this month due to the presence of asbestos.
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