Tag: cato institute
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10th Circuit agrees Saguache County jail supervisor can be held liable for detainee’s suicide
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Wednesday that a jury should decide whether a Saguache County jail supervisor is liable for failing to prevent the death of a suicidal detainee. Last year, a trial judge declined to grant immunity to Capt. Kenneth Wilson for the November 2019 suicide of Jackson Maes in…
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Right to record: Federal court may recognize First Amendment right to document police
It had been barely 10 seconds since Lakewood Police Agent Ahmed Yehia stepped out of his patrol vehicle before things escalated. “You got a f—in’ problem, you f—in’ goon? Get the f–k out of my f—in’ line, man,” protested Abade Irizarry, the man holding a video camera, after Yehia stopped roughly 1 foot in front…