A Republican-led bill in the News York State Legislature would require approval from a judge before police disciplinary records can be released. For more than 40 years, ...

In 2020 following widely reported police misconduct cases, the New York state legislature voted to repeal Civil Rights Law 50 ...

WASHINGTON -- Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the mass protests over the deaths of black Americans at the hand of law enforcement. The ...

In 2018, a light was finally being shined on police misconduct records after decades of secrecy. Sen. Nancy Skinner’s Senate Bill 1421 was landmark legislation that led to in-depth reporting, better ...

The measure failed after the two chambers disagreed on whether to include a carveout that would have let parents access records from the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.

DALLAS -- The Texas Legislature advanced a bill late Thursday that would block public access to most police complaints, including Dallas, where such records have generally been released upon request.

A bill that would let law enforcement agencies across the state keep numerous records including unsubstantiated complaints against officers private has been approved by the Texas Senate, after its ...

The Legislature should be outraged at this legislation that would further undermine law enforcement accountability ... This bill is sponsored by law enforcement and pries into code sections that have ...