Department of Homeland Security Secretary resigned today as the result of a department-wide shakeup. Nielsen’s exit comes on the heels of President Trump’s announcement that he withdrew current acting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Director Ron Vitiello’s nomination to head the agency. According to various sources, Secretary Nielsen was not informed in advance about the withdrawal. Vitiello is…
A former Maryland police officer has been indicted in federal court on charges accusing him of helping to plant a BB gun on a man run over by another officer in a car. Sgt. Keith Gladstone, who worked for the Baltimore Police Department, allegedly gave Sgt. Wayne Jenkins the fake gun to plant on a…
U.S. District Chief Judge Patti B. Saris struck down a Massachusetts lawagainst secretly recording government officials on Monday, ruling that the ban violates the First Amendment. The plaintiffs, which include James O’Keefe of Project Veritas and individuals from a group that records police interactions, sued in federal court to overturn the ban, saying it had a…