President Obama on Saturday praised the nation's police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do "some really tough stuff."
New Jersey Muslims who have sued New York City over its police-run surveillance of Muslims say the city's request that the lawsuit be dismissed is without merit.
The family of a New Jersey teenager is suing a local police department claiming officers arrested the boy simply because he was videotaping a confrontation with cops.
Lawyers for the injured 19-year-old say this shooting is just one more example of New Brunswick police using excessive force and violating civil rights. Police say the video doesn't tell the whole story.
A teenager says he was roughed up by a Nassau County police officer for walking in the street. It's not the first time this officer has been accused of using excessive force on a teen.
Members of almost 300 groups on Sunday quietly strolled down Manhattan from Harlem to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's blocked off town house on the Upper East Side where they shouted "no justice, no peace" as they passed by.