Justice Department Releases Long-Awaited Review of Philly Officer-Involved Shootings
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter The Department of Justice’s Community-Oriented Police Services (COPS) Office released its highly-anticipated review of…
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Spoils of War: Despite DOJ Reforms and Weak Oversight, Local Policing for Profit Continues with Feds
By Dustin Slaughter “Spoils of War” is a three part series on PA law enforcement’s participation in the federal government’s…
First ‘Energy Hub’ Hearing Stacked with Business Interests; Environmental Experts Not Invited
By Dustin Slaughter City Council’s Special Committee on Energy Opportunities launched the first in what will possibly be a series…
Seth Williams Announces Arrest of ICE Agent for Stealing from Deportees
By Kenneth Lipp The District Attorney announced yesterday at a lectern in the Ray Harley Training Center conference room that his…
Demolition privilege: Another perverse effect of a mostly privatized housing authority
By Jack Grauer It’s not news that the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) has been reducing its public housing stock since the…
Unite Here Local 54 Says Sugar House Casino Spied on Employees
Jared Shelley wrote for the Philadelphia Business Journal yesterday about a complaint filed in November with the US National Labor…
Civilian Police Oversight Chief Reviews New Brandon Tate-Brown Evidence
By Dustin Slaughter Speaking exclusively to The Declaration this afternoon, the Police Advisory Commission’s Executive Director, Kelvyn Anderson, says he reviewed several…
More Than Half of Philly Police “Frisks” Conducted without Reasonable Suspicion- ACLU Monitor
By Kenneth Lipp The Philadelphia Police Department has again been delinquent in its obligations under a 4 year old Consent…
PAC Prepares to Subpoena Philly Police for Eight Years of Shooting Records; Confirms March Release for DOJ Review
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp The city’s civilian police oversight board appears ready to ratchet up legal pressure on the…
As Protests Continue, Police Refuse to Release Details on Brandon Tate-Brown Shooting
By Dustin Slaughter As new allegations involving the officer-involved shooting of Brandon Tate-Brown surfaced Saturday morning, supporters of the late…
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