The Mississippi head of a legal advocacy organization has filed a formal complaint with the state judicial commission against a municipal judge whose no-knock search warrants have been challenged in
No-knock warrants remain under fire as they continue to needlessly increase the death toll of residents who often have no idea who's violently entering their home and, therefore, respond in unpredictable ways. Supposedly obtained to increase officer safety, these warrants often seem like a handy way to put officers in "fear for your safety" mode,…
Law enforcement is supposed to return search warrants to the courts. In Mississippi, that often doesn’t happen, hampering the public’s ability to hold police accountable for dangerous no-knock raids.