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.
At issue was a motor vehicle stop by a deputy sheriff based on a license plate check showing the registered owner’s driver’s license was revoked
Advocates of accused offenders have called for “cash bail” to be ended, citing economic inequities
PSOB releases statement underscoring the need to prove on-the-job exposure
Superior Court decision granted officers right to search a vehicle during a traffic stop without first going to a district judge to obtain a warrant
A new bill would allow strip searches for those incarcerated on misdemeanor crimes, without probable cause
Suffolk County Police Department calls bill “unnecessary”
Efforts to change the way officers approach animals have emerged as lawsuits have chipped away at law enforcement agencies
Judge John C. Murphy and assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock got involved in an aggravated exchange of words Monday when the confrontation got physical
Michael Fujikawa sued the city, claiming his arrest was payback for refusing to put his hands on the dashboard and mouthing off to an officer
Interim Chief Harry Bailey has reversed a finding that an officer used excessive force when he stepped on the head of a handcuffed man in 2010
Police agencies must reveal the names of officers involved in on-duty shootings unless there is specific evidence that disclosure would pose a safety threat
Bay Area Rapid Transit Detective Michael Maes shot BART police Sgt. Tom Smith on Jan. 21 as the two searched an apartment
Prosecutor Tim McGinty argued that the incident escalated when police continued to fire after the threat to public safety was over
Almond Upton admitted to police that he deliberately swerved his pickup truck from the left passing lane to the right shoulder to hit Trooper Christopher Skinner
Attorney Andrew Branca specializes in self-defense law, and has advice for cops responding to a potential self-defense shooting
Forced by court order to allow long-banned gun stores to open in Chicago, mayor has introduced law that is so strict critics say it is little more than a continuation of the city’s longtime ban
Shootings has tragically exposed the limitations of involuntary-commitment laws that allow authorities to temporarily confine people
Officers have filed a federal civil rights complaint against city and federal officials, saying use-of-force polices restrict their rights to protect themselves
Suspect plans to file a lawsuit against the department
Lawmakers reacted to the Santa Barbara shooting by announcing plans Tuesday for a bill to create a “gun violence restraining order”
Officer was killed while escorting President Barack Obama’s motorcade when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck
Twelve years after barring execution of the mentally disabled, the Supreme Court on Tuesday prohibited states in borderline cases from relying on test scores to determine inmate eligibility
Ruling Tuesday reversed a lower court decision that allowed the lawsuit to go forward against six West Memphis, Ark., officers
A court in India’s capital has dropped a weapons charge against a New York City police officer and is allowing him to leave the country
The informant had been beaten, stabbed, doused with gasoline and set on fire
Judge has dismissed claims that city police used excessive force and performed unreasonable searches when dismantling an Occupy Philadelphia encampment in 2011
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the state to electrocute death row inmates in the event prisons are unable to obtain drugs
Officials say five friends who were with Oscar Grant when he was fatally shot have settled a federal lawsuit against the agency
Man accused of fooling police and prosecutors into thinking he was his brother to avoid a fifth drunken driving arrest
During consideration of punitive damages, juror pulled out his phone and asked Google “where do punitive damages go?”
FBI agent was arrested over ammunition found in his luggage
Union says it has been unable to come to an agreement on collective bargaining terms
The family of Hofstra University junior Andrea Rebello accused the department of negligence
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