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LA Times UC Berkeley chancellor improperly accepted free fitness benefits, probe finds By: Teresa Watanabe UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks improperly accepted free benefits, including membership to the campus fitness center, personal training sessions and the unauthorized transfer of exercise equipment from the public gym to his private residence, a university investigation has found. Overall,…

Rohman to teach at AWI Workplace Investigations Basics Seminar in downtown Los Angeles, April 13, 2017. For complete event information, please visit the AWI event page here.

Center for Constitutional Rights Al Shimari v. CACI is a federal lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of four Iraqi torture victims against U.S.-based government contractor CACI International Inc. and CACI Premier Technology, Inc. The lawsuit asserts that CACI directed and participated in illegal conduct, including torture, at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq…

Robert Bonner, member of Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission; with Christopher Hawthorne, Co-Director of Loyola’s Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic; A.D. Sean Lewis; and Keith Rohman. (left to right)   Sean Lewis presenting talk on police accountability in Chicago. On February 13, 2016, PII President Keith Rohman co-hosted an event at Loyola Law School featuring…

Police Accountability: Police Oversight in Chicago and Beyond The Chicago Police Department has been at the center of public controversy over police shootings of civilians, including a Department of Justice investigation.  Our speaker, A.D. Sean Lewis, is the Director of Public Policy & Legislative Affairs for the City of Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability…

The Guardian Investigation Reveals UC Regent Was Allowed to Keep Seat Despite Policy Violations By: Mario Espinoza The UC Board of Regents allowed William De La Pena of the Committee on Health Services to remain on the board despite violating the board’s conflict of interest rules, according to a May 2nd report released the nonprofit journalism organization…