Terrence P. Dwyer, Esq.

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• SCOTUS year in review: A quartet of Fourth Amendment cases

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  Privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment remain a core concern to the U.S. Supreme Court

• What can law enforcement expect from SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh?

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  Justice Kennedy’s successor enters into what is expected to be a highly contentious and politically divisive confirmation battle

• How SCOTUS impacted law enforcement in 2017

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  The Supreme Court heard three cases this past October Term 2016 that further added to its use of force case law

• To record or not to record: When should cops turn on their body cameras?

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  One of the most critical components of any policy is determining when an officer should activate the camera and audio

• Utah nurse arrest: Why cops need to know the law before they act

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  The recent incident involving the unlawful arrest of a Utah nurse underscores the importance of legal updates and in-service training

• What does the Constitution say about the rights of law enforcement to obtain private data?

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  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

• When body-worn cameras become a matter of the courts

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  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

• What is 'clearly established law' in the context of civil rights lawsuits against police?

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  The facts of the White v. Pauly case center on a 911 call by two women reporting a potential drunk-driving motorist

• What can law enforcement expect from Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch?

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  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

• 3 SCOTUS decisions that impacted policing in 2016

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  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

• What legal ramifications do cops need to consider after a critical incident?

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  The end of a criminal or internal investigation of a police-involved critical incident does not foreclose future civil action against the officer or the department

• What cops need to know about blood alcohol testing and the Fourth Amendment

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  Make sure you’re current on your state’s driving while intoxicated and implied consent laws

• Don’t destroy your career: The Brady list and the ruinous impact of a lie

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  The underlying offense being lied about is oftentimes less serious than the covering lie which results in a worse disciplinary penalty

• Are social media threats to law enforcement a cybercrime?

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  Know your legal options when hate speech or threats are posted on your police department's social feeds

• The Utah v. Strieff decision and the limits of the exclusionary rule

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  The Court’s decision in Utah v. Strieff may have left the wrong impression for police officers concerning the limits of Terry stops

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