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![A close look at police use of Tasers in Massachusetts](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/02/27/BINJcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
A close look at police use of Tasers in Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing, or for those doing the tasing.
![Revenge porn laws face an unexpected civil rights obstacle: The First Amendment](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/12/05/hand.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Revenge porn laws face an unexpected civil rights obstacle: The First Amendment
Each state prosecutes nonconsensual pornography differently, and some free speech advocates are concerned that overly-broad laws will actually impede other liberties.
![This week’s FOIA round-up: CIA secrecy around torture suspect’s body, journalists create a police use of force database in New Jersey, and the University of Arizona spends $1.4 million on legal fees](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/11/30/njs.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
This week’s FOIA round-up: CIA secrecy around torture suspect’s body, journalists create a police use of force database in New Jersey, and the University of Arizona spends $1.4 million on legal fees
For this week’s FOIA round-up, the Central Intelligence Agency won’t tell the family of a tortured suspect where his body is, journalists file over 500 public records request to track police use of force in New Jersey, and the University of Arizona spends big money on NCAA corruption investigations.
![Newport Beach Police Department podcast brings a whole new meaning to "True Crime"](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/11/07/c2c.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Newport Beach Police Department podcast brings a whole new meaning to “True Crime”
In late September, the Newport Beach Police Department in California released a podcast titled Countdown to Capture detailing the open case against Peter Chadwick. The podcast was written, recorded, and produced by NBPD spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella with help from her colleagues in the police department. Emails obtained by MuckRock showed the department’s months-long production process.
![This week’s FOIA round-up: abuse in a Chicago hospital, overtime issues in Louisville, and political donations from the University at Buffalo employees](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/11/02/UWcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
This week’s FOIA round-up: abuse in a Chicago hospital, overtime issues in Louisville, and political donations from the University at Buffalo employees
For this week’s FOIA round-up, a Chicago, Illinois psychiatric hospital faces federal defunding due to allegations of child abuse, the feds investigate mismanagement of Louisville Metro Police overtime funds in Kentucky, and students look into political campaign donations by State University of New York at Buffalo employees.