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7 months ago

California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing

LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias. Fuhrman, who is white, was one of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Tyre Nichols’ death: The 7th Memphis officer who was fired after Nichols’ beating is named in decertification document

CNN

CNN — The name of a seventh Memphis police officer who was fired shortly after the fatal January beating of Tyre Nichols is revealed in a March document collected by a state law enforcement training and certifying commission, CNN learned this week. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was violently beaten by Memphis police officers January 7 after he ran from …

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1 year, 6 months ago

California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit. The governor’s office referred questions to the commission, whose spokesperson said the proposed change is a cost-saving measure …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Twenty police officers in California face possible decertification, which would end their careers

LA Times

A street in San Francisco is blocked by police. Twenty California police officers face possible decertification by the state’s law enforcement accreditation body, a move would strip them of a license to carry a badge in the state. The law enforcement officers on the list include police from San Bernardino, San Francisco, Stockton, Rohnert Park and Redwood City as well …

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1 year, 9 months ago

4 ex-cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death barred from police

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four of five former Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was handcuffed, brutally beaten and ignored by first responders for crucial minutes despite being barely conscious, can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee. The Memphis Police Department requested the decertification of seven of the former Memphis officers …

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1 year, 9 months ago

4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified

NPR

4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified Enlarge this image toggle caption Memphis Police Department via AP Memphis Police Department via AP A Tennessee commission voted on Friday to decertify three former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, preventing them from going to work at other Tennessee law …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Tennessee commission recommends decertification of former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

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CNN — A Tennessee commission is recommending that three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols be decertified from working in law enforcement in the state. The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, which is responsible for training and enforcing standards for all local police departments in the state, on Friday approved and stamped …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Memphis prosecutors will review all cases involving the officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

CNN

CNN — Prosecutors in Memphis, Tennessee, will review all cases that involved the five officers charged in the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, the district attorney’s office said, as newly released documents show a sixth officer involved in the encounter lied in his statements to investigators. It is any case where there were criminal charges …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Investigator who floated decertification later backed off

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The special investigator hired by Republicans in Wisconsin to review the 2020 election told lawmakers in March that they should consider decertifying President Joe Biden’s win, but later said in a private memo made public Tuesday that such a move would be a “practical impossibility.” Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman was hired by Republican Assembly …

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2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind efforts to decertify 2020 election?

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A year and a half after Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is still pushing for decertifying Biden’s win, particularly in Wisconsin. “When the ballot drop boxes were used illegally, anything and all things that went into them made them null and void the moment they went into the box,” said Wisconsin state Rep. Tim Ramthun, a …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Takeaways from Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial debate

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor supported by Donald Trump, a former two-term lieutenant governor endorsed by dozens of lawmakers and a state representative pushing for decertification of the state’s 2020 presidential election results largely agreed on most issues in their first debate Sunday, The debate between Trump-backed Tim Michels, Rebecca Kleefisch and state Rep. Tim Ramthun …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin governor candidate won’t rule out decertification

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor who has Donald Trump’s endorsement won’t rule out attempting to decertify President Joe Biden’s 2020 win in the battleground state, even though GOP legislative leaders and attorneys from both sides have dismissed the idea as impossible and unconstitutional. Michels’ refusal to rule out the idea came days after Trump renewed his …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission couldn’t agree Tuesday on what guidance, if any, to give the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks to help them understand how to implement a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling outlawing absentee ballot drop boxes. The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and voters must …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Attorney calls decertifying 2020 election ‘pointless’

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — An attorney for the lead investigator hired by Wisconsin Republicans to look into the 2020 election told lawmakers on Thursday that the election is “done and over” and attempting to decertify President Joe Biden’s win is “pointless.” Attorney James Bopp’s client, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, earlier this month strongly suggested the Legislature look at …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican speaker of the Assembly again rejected calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state after meeting privately Wednesday with advocates for making that move that attorneys across the political spectrum have said can’t be done. That’s not going to happen.” Decertification advocates, including Republican candidate for governor and current state Rep. Timothy …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Virginia reforms lead to increase in police decertifications

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Two years ago, the only reasons police officers could be decertified in Virginia were if they tested positive for drugs, were convicted of certain crimes or failed to complete required training. That changed when a wave of police reforms passed in Virginia after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, including laws that expanded …

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3 years, 3 months ago

California police reform laws create decertification system for officer misconduct

CNN

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a series of police reform bills, creating a system to decertify law enforcement officers found to have engaged in serious misconduct, strengthen use of force practices and increase transparency with the aim of building back trust between the public and law enforcement. The decertification law – which was SB …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Posts distort reason for Pennsylvania voting machine decertification

Associated Press

CLAIM: Pennsylvania has decertified voting machines in the sparsely populated Fulton County after a software company called Wake TSI looked over the machines and confirmed the machines would have to be “retired.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context. THE FACTS: Pennsylvania’s top elections official this week told Fulton County officials their voting machines would need to be replaced because the county had …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Wandering cops shuffle departments, abusing citizens

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. Ferguson police responded it only hired officers after they “undergo extensive investigation.” Another St. Louis police officer who found refuge in St. Ann was Christopher Tanner who shot a former Black St. Louis officer Milton Green at Green’s home in 2017. St. Ann’s elected Police Chief …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — A white Virginia state trooper yells an expletive-laden threat at a Black motorist who refuses to get out of his car during a traffic stop. “We think those two things cover the vast majority of concerns from the public when it comes to reforming the professional conduct of police officers,” said Dana Schrad, executive director of the …

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4 years, 5 months ago

How To Stop Police Officers From Getting New Police Jobs After Misconduct

NPR

How To Stop Police Officers From Getting New Police Jobs After Misconduct Recent protests have revived a longtime campaign to create a national system to track police misconduct and make sure those who lose their license can't find another police job in other states. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Wandering cops - that's the phrase sometimes used to describe problem police officers …

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California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing

Tyre Nichols’ death: The 7th Memphis officer who was fired after Nichols’ beating is named in decertification document

California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records

Twenty police officers in California face possible decertification, which would end their careers

4 ex-cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death barred from police

4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified

Tennessee commission recommends decertification of former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

Memphis prosecutors will review all cases involving the officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

Investigator who floated decertification later backed off

EXPLAINER: What’s behind efforts to decertify 2020 election?

Takeaways from Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial debate

Wisconsin governor candidate won’t rule out decertification

Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks

Attorney calls decertifying 2020 election ‘pointless’

Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call

Virginia reforms lead to increase in police decertifications

California police reform laws create decertification system for officer misconduct

Posts distort reason for Pennsylvania voting machine decertification

Wandering cops shuffle departments, abusing citizens

Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law

How To Stop Police Officers From Getting New Police Jobs After Misconduct