Legal
The Legal topic page on Police1 is a must-read for any officer, at any agency, who wants to stay up-to-date on the latest news. Every trial, verdict and court decision that has to do with cops will be covered on this page.
What officers should do — and avoid — to stay professional, lawful and in control during citizen journalist encounters
A Riverside case involving disabled veteran plates touches on police discipline, military service, due process and public perception
A judge ruled John Richard Wood, convicted of killing Trooper Eric Nicholson in 2000, suffers from schizophrenia and cannot understand why he is being executed
Jason Meade, who retired from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in 2021, was convicted of reckless homicide in his second trial, while the murder charge ended in a mistrial
The proposal would bar LAPD officers from stopping drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians for minor violations unless there is a safety threat
The 14-year-old girl was hiding in a mall changing room when an officer shot at a suspect; the bullet skipped off a floor tile and fatally struck her
The regulations will prohibit police departments with LPR cameras from sharing their license plate data with out-of-state agencies that use the data to investigate immigration violations
Several state sheriffs sued, securing a block on the law from a lower court; they alleged the law gave an unelected board illegal power to remove elected officials
The lawsuit alleges Boise police failed to verify identities or gather critical information before opening fire during the chaotic response to inmate Skylar Meade’s hospital escape
A federal judge ruled the city could not compel Pembroke Pines officers to turn over personal text messages through a public records request issued by internal affairs
The 2022 fatal shooting of a man, who was well-known to police, prompted the Albuquerque PD to change use-of-force policies
Summary judgment clears officers after a bystander’s less-lethal injury
The suit calls the law an “unconstitutional attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers”
The former Riverside Police officers have filed a lawsuit alleging the department discriminated against them based on their disabled veteran status
Thomasz Szabo was convicted of organizing swatting calls and bomb threats against dozens of U.S. targets, including Congress members, federal judges and the heads of federal LE agencies
A group of sheriffs filed a lawsuit following the law’s passage, alleging it gave the state certification board unconstitutional authority to remove elected sheriffs
A judge sided with two news organizations, who sued after the state DOJ refused to release a list of every officer’s name, age, badge number and LE employment history
Louisiana A.G. Liz Murrill said a state probe found that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s poor management of the jail allegedly led to the escape
After the 2025 shooting, Brown’s president placed the campus police on leave; much of the lawsuit centers around the use of security cameras and the accessibility of campus buildings
Ashley Gonzalez was fired after HPD officials connected her with videos where she said she used her role as an officer to target Black people
Court finds officers acted reasonably under extreme threat when returning fire during a hostage crisis that left a 3-year-old and his father dead
The ex-Riverside County sheriff’s sergeant sued the agency for retaliating after he reported workplace harassment by forcing him to sign a resignation letter in a fast-food parking lot
The new policy allows officers to ask about immigration status at stops and removes prohibitions on holding people longer to investigate their status
Officers can be victims of suspects who attack them in incidents that prompt officer-involved shootings, giving them access to victims’ rights provided by Marsy’s Law, the ruling states
The move changes regulation standards, gives licensed operators a tax break and clarifies that researchers won’t be penalized for obtaining state-licensed marijuana for use in their work
The four officers’ careers were negatively impacted after they reported unsafe firearms training protocols and staff shortages that left recruits inadequately trained, a jury found
The confrontation began after Alexis Cardenas, who had been released on traffic warrants, refused to leave the Harris County Jail
Ohio officer resigns, chief placed on leave after visiting schools for immigration ‘wellness checks’
Gratis Police Chief Tonina Lamanna, who was accompanied by Officer Jeff Baylor, visited three schools, claiming to be conducting wellness checks on behalf of ICE
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