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.
The court noted that, given the mass murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, “any reasonable officer [would] be on heightened alert for copycat crimes”
These laws will cause every law enforcement and corrections agency and all its officers to reconsider the way they go about their jobs
A proactive approach can take the sting out of new legislation and spike in public records requests
The new rule bars the hiring of any prospective officers who have smoked marijuana in the past three years
All the world’s a stage in the digital age
The painting, which shows what appears to be a pig in a police uniform, divided members of Congress for its depiction of Ferguson, Missouri
The bill adds tougher sentences for assaults on off-duty law enforcement officers
The SEC is suing the developer of the stalled $4.4 million Fort Worth Police Officers Association headquarters for operating a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme
When officials refused to cover the tolls, the State Troopers Fraternal Association filed a grievance that claimed division had violated collective bargaining agreement
Jim and Doug talk about a host of cases that the public should know
The New Orleans Civil Service Commission approved the department’s controversial proposal to allow its superintendent to promote and demote commanders at will
Officer Cora Kerton injured her spinal cord after she fell while responding to a call of an unconscious man
The church says it needs its own police officers to keep its school as well as its more than 4,000 person congregation safe
Investigators are considering whether the shooting was an attempted robbery gone wrong
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Judge Raymond Myles “may have been targeted for one reason or another”
Gorsuch promised to be a “faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great nation”
From the logo on the costume of the actor playing the officer, it looks like the commercial is depicting the officers as San Francisco Police
The bill prohibits law enforcement from detaining a crime victim or witness for a suspected or actual immigration violation
Gov. Charlie Baker wants to boost the charge of assault and battery on a police officer to a felony in cases where the cop sustains a “serious bodily injury”
The bill aims to ban ICE agents from wearing clothing with “police” on it
Prosecutors said moving the trial wouldn’t achieve anything because the case received widespread publicity
Immigration agents should generally avoid enforcement actions at schools and churches, according to ICE policies, but the bill would codify those policies into law
The initial 1979 order stemmed from a complaint against the departments’ hiring practices, citing discrimination against minorities and women
Law enforcement officials objected to the governor’s proposed streamlining of the state’s marijuana regulations, saying his plan could endanger public safety
The agreement was the product of an investigation of the department following the death of Freddie Gray
The legislation would specify aggravated assault against off-duty officers as a crime equal to assaulting on-duty officers
Eric Frein, an anti-government survivalist and expert marksman, is charged with opening fire at the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania in 2014
Prosecutors sought search warrants in 2013 for the accounts of 381 people in connection with a disability benefits fraud case against NYC police and fire retirees
Fourteen police departments are currently working under reform agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice
A legislator says he believes his bill requiring North Carolina driver’s ed materials to direct motorists how to act during police stops would save lives if enacted
Seven police and firefighter widows have been waiting for at least a year for their share of benefits under the Line of Duty Compensation Act
From Kate’s Law to sanctuary cities, Jim and Doug discuss the topic in detail
If it were not for the man’s trafficking in guns and drugs, the killing “possibly would not have happened,’' an attorney told the court
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