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

The Oakland Police Commission, a volunteer civilian-oversight body, will consider the policy change at a meeting Thursday.

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 ...

LE, one of the type of guns used by Los Angeles Police Department September 29, 2025 - OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a ...

Following the news that an agreement has been reached on the long-awaited Public Authority (Accountability) Bill, the BBC's ...

The fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man by Hemet police officers who believed he was holding a handgun — when in fact it was a pellet pistol — as they attempted to take him into custody was justified, ...

The City Council Thursday jumped at the chance to resolve the cases, with individual victims receiving anywhere from $150,000 ...

After changes to police transparency laws in 2020, NY lawmakers are looking to give more privacy to officers facing misconduct allegations.

Senate Bill 627, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, applies to both local and federal officers but exempts the California Highway Patrol. Newsom acknowledged in his signing letter that the bill leaves ...