The Art of the Cover-Up: On Courts Collaborating with Cops to Conceal Injustices
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that a sheriff's department did not have to grant a request of a local publication regarding the details of an officer-involved shooting.
In many instances of violent police misconduct, the perpetrators of the brutality are able to evade accountability by having the option to keep certain evidentiary details out of the public’s view. Whether it is hidden (or missing) bodycam footage, deleted emails/texts or concealed a…
