Betting that funding will be restored, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras onDallas will keep more than 300 Flock Safety cameras originally slated for removal after the surveillance company paused certain agencies’ payments for the devices for 90 days, a move made in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s state funding freeze for the controversial cameras. At least two other cities and onePittsburgh Tribune-Review6d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticeGreg Abbotttexas funding freeze
Former Dallas officer who shot Black man in apartment that she mistook for hers gets paroleA white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, rejected Amber Guyger’s initialPittsburgh Tribune-Review7d agoWhole story →JusticeGreg Abbottamber guyger parole decision
Justice Alito steps aside in major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdingsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies. A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other casesPittsburgh Tribune-Review10d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentSamuel Alitosupreme court climate case
Justice Samuel Alito confirms he’s staying on the Supreme Court for another termWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Friday he’s staying on the nation’s highest court, weeks after a swell of speculation about a possible retirement. “Obviously, I’m here for another term,” Alito, 76, said in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal’s editorial section. Discussion of Alito’s futurePittsburgh Tribune-Review2mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentSamuel Alitosupreme court justice retention
