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The Free Speech Debate Behind LAPD’s False Complaint Warning
Season 2025
Episode 375
A 1991 policy requiring people to affirm that false complaints against LAPD officers can lead to prosecution is under review by the California Supreme Court. The City of LA argues it chills free speech and violates the First Amendment, while the police union defends it as necessary to deter false claims.
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