By Mark Gillispie Associated Press CLEVELAND — Organizers for two groups on opposite ends of the political spectrum are unhappy with a protest route designated for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, arguing it restricts their free-speech rights and creates the possibility of clashes. One group is a coalition of more than two dozen left-leaning […]
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'Oh Crap!' traffic stop app helps Iowa man get drunken driving conviction tossed
By Ryan J. Foley Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa man's use of a smartphone application to get legal help in the middle of the night proved key in getting his drunken driving conviction overturned. Davenport police violated Craig Hermann's rights during his 2014 arrest, when a breath test showed that his blood-alcohol […]
FBI chief talks filming cops, community policing at civil rights conference
By Phillip Lucas Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Working to protect Americans' civil rights is in some ways more difficult today because of an assumption that advances mean the fight for equality has been settled, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday. "People in this church know better than anyone on Earth that the struggle is […]