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.
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An officer does not need a driver’s consent to conduct a dog sniff during a lawful traffic stop, if it does not prolong the stop
Justice Jackson’s district court opinions and orders provide an example of her jurisprudential work related to law enforcement
Officers facing civil actions for the excessive use of force may have an additional opportunity to obtain dismissal prior to trial
Police-citizen deadly force and other use-of-force encounters can be reduced through training, education and community engagement
After a man who viciously attacked his girlfriend died following a violent struggle with three officers, an excessive force lawsuit is brought against the officers
Proponents say it would significantly improve the prison system. Opponents say there are loopholes that would allow dangerous criminals to be released from prison
Many new restrictions will impact law enforcement officers
When regular maintenance is not being conducted, it puts not only convictions at risk, but possibly even lives
The union representing federal correctional officers has supported the measure
The officer suffered severe brain trauma after he was thrown from the vehicle and is now completely dependent on 24-hour-a-day care
A judge has rejected a deputy’s claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in Parkland
Privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment remain a core concern to the U.S. Supreme Court
A Colo. sheriff’s practice of continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of feds is unconstitutional, judge says
The bill has support from several conservative and liberal advocacy groups, but it splits law enforcement groups
The estate of Miguel Antonio Richards charges that Officers Mark Fleming and Redmond Murphy used excessive force when they fired 16 times, striking him seven times
Edwin Diaz was never charged but got booted from Miami-Dade’s narcotics unit
The officer pulled the Taser trigger 12 times, the two prongs did not attach to the suspect during 11 of those pulls
The lawsuit Ken Paxton filed in state court was a rare enforcement action of Senate Bill 4, passed last year by the Texas Legislature
Dallas County court records show that Amber Guyger has been indicted on a murder charge for the killing of her unarmed neighbor
St. Louis Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards, who called the officers “outliers” in a statement, said the four officers have been suspended without pay
Officer Dora Fontaine insisted she never reported seeing McDonald raise his arm or move to attack Officer Jason Van Dyke with a knife
The trooper is suing Washington County’s 911 system, the sheriff and others, contending dispatchers failed to alert him that the suspect he was pursuing was armed
“Too much of a bad thing” is resulting in calls for reform and legal restraints
The change could mean many of those who have already done decades in prison for their juvenile crimes will remain there for good
The court’s ruling recognizes the life-threatening dynamics involved in split-second confrontations between police and aggressive suspects
“This [trial] is going to have a chilling effect on appropriate, aggressive policing,” the executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police said
“No ACLU when officers are shot. No ACLU when we help citizens,” Commissioner William G. Gross said. “Despite the paper warriors, we’ll continue to do our jobs.”
The agent said he was following his training and defending himself and other agents from rocks, which the teen was throwing to distract them from smugglers crossing the border
The lawsuit alleges a pattern of anti-Semitism by colleagues, including scratching a Nazi “SS” symbol into a locker and drawing a Star of David on a patrol vehicle door
The lawsuit alleges that two different civil service exams the state has used since 2014 violate a civil rights law
Getting through the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting requires an extended test of survival skills
Lawyers for the ACLU say police are too secretive about how they track believed gang members
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