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22 Nov 2008, 8:29 am
As far as I can tell, it's literally just for for show, but otherwise an utterly pointless exercise - I can't identify a single public safety benefit one could even argue might be accrued.I've maintained for years that DPS' and Homeland Security have this one ass-backwards, they've misidentified the most significant public safety interests and instead are pandering to xenophobia. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 9:34 am
”Says Barry, "It would be hard to exaggerate the degree to which Governor Perry and DPS Chief McCraw have outsourced state border-security, homeland-security, and public-safety programs to Washington Beltway contractors. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 12:03 pm
Here are a few odds and ends that caught Grits' eye while I'm focused elsewhere:More than 1,200 Texans have emailed DPS Director Steve McCraw in the last week urging the agency to adopt rules proposed by Just Liberty and its allies to rein in arrests by state troopers for Class C non-jailable offenses. [read post]
7 Nov 2013, 1:52 pm
There are a couple of interesting stories up at the Texas Observer on topics this blog has covered that merit Grits readers' attention. [read post]
3 Mar 2007, 2:28 am
Some interesting updates in Maryland dp developments: (Washington Post)Some death penalty opponents say they probably have the votes to pass a full repeal in the House this session. [read post]
17 May 2011, 9:13 am
Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 5:02 pm
Ali Ghafouri's patient, DP, has been in a vegetative state since February 2008, at Toronto's Humber River Regional Hospital. [read post]
4 Jul 2014, 6:45 am
"Here's what's interesting to me. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 12:23 pm
Instead, your correspondent asked state Reps. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 6:14 am
Any DP failure stories? [read post]
27 Aug 2017, 1:56 pm
Whether it's the state or the county that pays for it, who knows? [read post]
20 May 2007, 5:13 pm
"Many DPs have sunk into complete apathy regarding their future. [read post]
9 Oct 2010, 7:10 am
Strong if his division had access to legal counsel at DPS, and he said he believed they did. [read post]
9 Sep 2007, 11:55 am
There are lots and lots of new and different posts on a wide array of death penalty topics at some of my favorite DP blogs: Capital Defense Weekly Ohio Death Penalty Information StandDown Texas Project Also, Crime & Consequences has this long post on the always interesting topic of doctor involvement in executions. [read post]
12 Aug 2015, 9:28 am
Forum shopping (i.e. where businesses pick and choose the most privacy-friendly EU state to set up shop) has always been a somewhat unique side effect of EU data privacy law. [read post]
9 Oct 2010, 11:59 am
Brady violations by DPS fingerprint examiners? [read post]
4 Jan 2014, 3:45 pm
The Texas Forensic Science Commission meeting next week in Austin (Friday, Jan. 10, see their agenda) will include discussions of the ongoing arson review by the state fire marshal, the review of hair and fiber microscopy cases whose scientific basis has been called into question, "Brady" training for forensic scientists, as well as pending litigation over the DPS-Houston crime lab fiasco stemming from misconduct by analyst Jonathan Salvador and a number of other… [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 6:54 am
Jeff Leach have both filed legislation to raise the standard the state must meet (from "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence") for the state to seize assets.There's a remarkable level of interest in this topic from across the political spectrum. [read post]
25 May 2011, 8:07 am
It will be interesting to see how this suit goes from here. [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 9:42 am
According to the Minnesota DPS press release, “Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Jack Tiegs is the state’s Most Valuable Enforcer, leading all law enforcement with 133 DWI arrests in 2009. [read post]
