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An excerpt from yesterday's long decision by Chief Judge Stephanie Rose (S.D. Iowa) in Petersen v. City of Newton: The… The post Arrest of Commenter at City Council Meeting for Accusing Police of Being "Fascist" and "Pro Domestic Abuse" Violated First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

The tragic death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown in Florida raises urgent questions about child safety and domestic abuse.

In today’s newsletter: ​Coroners, police and prosecutors struggle to navigate cases where ​suicide is linked to domestic abuse, leaving families fighting for justice

Editorial: More women in toxic relationships take their own lives than are killed by an abusive partner. Perpetrators of abuse must be properly held accountable

More posthumous investigations are taking place, but police have too often been ‘not sufficiently curious’ about the circumstances that drove women to suicide, Louisa Rolfe said

NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogs

An Indian-origin man in Singapore received a nine-month jail sentence for impersonating a prison officer. Prakash Paramasivam, 25, emailed Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and other officials, falsely claiming innocence in past convictions and alleging domestic abuse. He also used a forged medical certificate to skip court, revealing a pattern of…

Exclusive: Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 6.5% of the true number of cases in England and Wales

New data reveals a 34 per cent increase in sexual conduct allegations involving police officers