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 trial court ruled there may not have been probable cause, but if there was not, the good faith exception applied to save the search
This case might present a good training scenario to reinforce the task of assessing the existence of an immediate threat
The court ordered the disclosure of secret immunized officer grand jury testimony to defense lawyers and police chiefs
The Texas Rangers’ investigation findings would be turned over to a district attorney, then submitted to a grand jury
A village named Liberty must stand trial for arresting a man who wrote curse words on a speeding ticket
A man was arrested after urinating on other people and their belongings in the last half-hour of a Portland-bound flight
Applicants say limitations are justified because footage of encounters can be highly emotional or in private spaces
Ex-cop allegedly threatened to harm people unless they declared the shooting of Lt. Charles Gliniewicz a suicide
The move could put taxpayers on the hook for thousands of dollars in severance if city’s next mayor replaces him
Since announcing she will not seek re-election, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she’s proud of her record
Portland officials came up with that number based on what Detroit found when it tackled its load of untested kits
Police officer Eric Parker was charged with violating the civil rights of an Indian man
An officer and retired detective who killed a homeless man last year pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges
She said the city needed to get through the trials of the six police officers charged in Gray’s death
Man said he forgot about the tickets until a conversation with a college friend reminded him
Experts say testing them promptly and comparing them to federal DNA databases for hits is crucial
The suspect was shot after stealing and crashing an ice truck in 2011
Attorneys for the officers argued that a million-dollar settlement the city reached with the Gray family sways jurors
The lawsuit lawsuit filed by a man whose home was raided by police over a fake Twitter account he created of the mayor
Prosecutor said there was no evidence the officers acted with malice
A bystander’s cellphone video showed ex-officer firing 8 times as suspect tried to run away from a traffic stop
The current law protects against hackers, but not insiders like police who abuse their rights with unauthorized use
The settlement could decide whether a judge decides to move the trials for the six officers charged out of the city
Baltimore’s payout follows several other million-dollar-plus payouts in recent years involving officer-involved deaths
The board will be made up of 11 volunteer civilians appointed by the mayor and city council
An attorney for Ferguson and the other defendants has asked for the lawsuit to be thrown out
The settlement still needs the approval of a board that oversees city spending
A spokeswoman for attorney general says he did not change his mind after meeting with civil rights leaders
Suspect is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Trooper Steven Vincent
The civil liberties union asked the DOJ to withhold until LAPD revamps its camera policy
A group bodycam policies could not agree on whether to allow officers to screen their footage before filing reports
On the first court hearing for the death of Freddie Gray, protests briefly turned heated when police arrested an activist
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