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

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

Associated Press  

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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California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records
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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Twenty police officers in California face possible decertification, which would end their careers
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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4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified
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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Tennessee commission recommends decertification of former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
1 year, 9 months ago

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

CNN  

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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Takeaways from Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial debate
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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Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks
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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Attorney calls decertifying 2020 election ‘pointless’
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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Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call
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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Virginia reforms lead to increase in police decertifications
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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California police reform laws create decertification system for officer misconduct
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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Posts distort reason for Pennsylvania voting machine decertification
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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Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law
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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