Bid to overturn ruling which stops police being sued for failings
MPs are seeking to stop immunity applying when police fabricate evidence or are dishonest or negligent.
11 October 2026
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Police Watchdog Announces Top Cops Will Be Publicly Examined About Brutality at Herzog Protest
The NSW police commissioner unsuccessfully attempted to stop the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission from holding public hearings into police brutality at the Herzog protest.
11 October 2026
Police hiring standards matter. But they alone cannot stop abuse
Research on who becomes an abusive officer is real but partial, argues Jordan DeVylder — and the US rate of police killings cannot be explained by recruitment screening alone.
19 September 2026
Nonprofits sue DOJ over refusal to provide public records on now-defunct national police accountability database
Four organisations have sued the Department of Justice in federal court after it failed to release records on the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, a federal police misconduct registry created in 2023 and shut down in early 2025.
8 September 2026
ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make arrests
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.
17 August 2026