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Back the Blue

What to Know: NYPD officers say they’re thankful for the show of support, following a Sunday “Back the Blue” parade in Forest Hills.

The TPPF Take: The NYC parade shows that cops and communities can—and should—engage with each other constructively.

“There are better solutions to improving community-police relations than trying to meet the destructive goals of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement,” says TPPF’s Randy Petersen. “One of the best is community engagement—bringing stakeholders together with the police department and developing relationships that can shape what policing looks like in that community. It localizes policing, which is exactly what policing should be all about. Defunding the police is just bad policy and very dangerous." 
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Win in Court

What to Know: TPPF attorneys helped two Michigan brothers win a victory in court, securing their private property rights. They had been fined by their township for clearing trees on their own land.

The TPPF Take: The Wayne County Circuit Court held that the township’s tree ordinance is an unconstitutional taking and seizure of private property.

“The court rightly recognized that it is the Percys, not the government, that own the trees on their property,” said TPPF’s Robert Henneke. “That is a significant victory for not only the Percys but for property owners everywhere.”
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Mail-In Ballots

What to Know: Three weeks after their primary election, New York officials still can’t say who won, as thousands of mail-in ballots have not yet been counted.

The TPPF Take: Mail-in balloting involves greater risk to election integrity than in-person voting.

“Mail-in ballots are appropriate for many Americans, but they are not a cure-all for the challenges COVID-19 is creating for elections,” says TPPF’s Ron Simmons. “Voters deserve to have confidence that their votes count, that they won’t be canceled out by ineligible ballots.”