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Power, Discretion, and the Police: What the Law Really Says About Use of Force.
When a police officer engages with a citizen—during a stop, an arrest, or a pursuit—the law grants that officer a troubling amount of discretion. While most citizens understand that law enforcement has authority, fewer realize how flexible and powerful that authority becomes the moment "reasonable ...
Read More >Understanding the Insanity Defense
On November 30, 2021, the world changed for Oxford High School when Ethan Crumbley, a fifteen-year-old student, came to school and executed four of his classmates. Before the shooting, Ethan Crumbley had made disturbing drawings that prompted school authorities to meet with his parents.
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Read More >Justice Prevails: $5 Million Settlement in Police Misconduct Death
In the early morning hours of Feb. 8, 2021, the plaintiff was operating his vehicle in the Southbound lanes of West Chicago Blvd., in Detroit, when Officer Teaira Funderburg ran through the red light at the intersection of West Chicago and the 1-96 Service drive, causing a fatal collision with the p...
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