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.
Though the chief and the county were not held liable, this case points to the critical need for policy guiding carrying of weapons off duty
Thirty-five years ago, Tennessee v. Garner drastically changed the legal landscape concerning the use of deadly force by LEOs, paving the way for a unified standard
“F*#k off” is protected speech and does not justify a stop
A man who said he wanted to die during a 2009 shootout alleges that the amount of force used by the defendants was objectively unreasonable
Former officer has filed a $25,150 claim against the city, claiming that the police removed his personal firearms from his locker and had them destroyed
Joseph Marigliano was fired over a December 2012 incident in which his cruiser was stolen by a suspect
Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device
Florida law enforcement authorities are set to begin a public awareness campaign to fight the effort to legalize medicinal marijuana
New York would be the first state to prohibit condoms from being used as evidence in prostitution cases
The police union said the newspaper wrongly cast the officers as rogue cops
Rogers, 25, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to one count of possessing a firearm illegally
The shooting happened when Lafayette officers responded to a series of 911 hang-up calls
Court is considering whether investigators are required to get a warrant before obtaining cellphone records detailing a suspect’s movements
Teenager’s mother led police on a high-speed pursuit in a videotaped incident during which a state police officer fired at her fleeing minivan
State police can’t be sued over a case of alleged “license-plate profiling” because the agency is protected by the state’s sovereign immunity, state argues
The new law requires a team of at least two investigators from an outside agency to lead reviews of deaths
The legislation would include blood, urine, feces and other bodily fluids
Claim alleges the city “failed to properly hire, supervise, train, staff, and plan for the protection and safety of individuals and personnel”
The Obama administration is encouraging many nonviolent federal prisoners to apply for early release — and expecting thousands to take up the offer
Law allows guns in bars without restriction and in some churches, schools and government buildings under certain circumstances
Supreme Court says an anonymous tip can be sufficient to justify a decision by police to pull a car over on suspicion of reckless or drunken driving
The presence of non-impairing marijuana compounds in a person’s body isn’t a justification for authorities to prosecute under DUI laws, court ruled
There’s a storm brewing around whether the Fifth Amendment protects suspects from being compelled to decrypt their own computers pursuant to a search warrant
We may look to an article entitled The Fifth Amendment, Encryption, and the Forgotten State Interest for analysis and advice on computer decryption and the Fifth Amendment
A state appeals court ruled the stop was impermissible because state law only required a car to have one functioning brake light
Judge says the U.S. Marshals Service has failed to follow previous court decisions in favor of the photos’ release
Darlene Latrice Miller, 24, fired at least three shots at an officer Sunday before fleeing
Defendant Siale Angilau was hospitalized with at least one chest wound
The driver of the car that struck the police SUV fled the scene on foot but was taken into custody
An elaborate, seven-year sting operation targeted a San Francisco Chinatown association thought to be a front for a notorious organized crime syndicate
Paul Alan Ropp, 20, fired at an officer with an AR-15 rifle; he suffered a non-life-threatening head injury
5 officers have been stripped of their duties after dash cam footage proves they lied on the witness stand, bringing dozens of other cases into question
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