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Terrence P. Dwyer retired from the New York State Police after a 22-year career as a Trooper and Investigator. He is now a tenured Professor in the Justice and Law Administration Department at Western Connecticut State University and an attorney in private practice representing law enforcement officers in disciplinary cases, critical incidents, and employment matters. He is the author of Legal Issues in Homeland Security, Looseleaf Law Publications.
When does a public employee’s First Amendment rights give way to an employer’s right to suspend or terminate the employee?
While the 2019 U.S. Supreme Court term was a quiet year for police-related cases, Justice Clarence Thomas continued to express concern with qualified immunity
Justice Barrett is protective of privacy rights and has authored two 7th Circuit opinions wherein she held for the defendant in search and seizure cases
At issue was a motor vehicle stop by a deputy sheriff based on a license plate check showing the registered owner’s driver’s license was revoked
Excessive force, warrantless blood draws and civil asset forfeiture were some of the issues SCOTUS addressed in 2019
Privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment remain a core concern to the U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Kennedy’s successor enters into what is expected to be a highly contentious and politically divisive confirmation battle
The Supreme Court heard three cases this past October Term 2016 that further added to its use of force case law
One of the most critical components of any policy is determining when an officer should activate the camera and audio
The recent incident involving the unlawful arrest of a Utah nurse underscores the importance of legal updates and in-service training
Fourth Amendment rights are no less impacted by emerging technologies, but standard legal understandings of what information will now be considered private versus public is undergoing new consideration
While the use of BWCs by police is still relatively new, there have already been a number of legal cases tied to complex issues surrounding the tech
The facts of the White v. Pauly case center on a 911 call by two women reporting a potential drunk-driving motorist
There is nothing in the tea leaves to suggest Gorsuch will be antagonistic toward our nation’s law enforcement, in fact the opposite appears to be in evidence
From patrol issues to alcohol blood tests to freedom of speech, the Court made some choices this year that will have a major effect on law enforcement operations
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