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.
Although LEOSA was written with the intent to allow active and retired officers broad powers to carry firearms nationwide, many legal issues remain unresolved
Should a trooper’s conflicting statements about a lost hat constitute the type of credibility failure that destroys an officer’s career?
What can we learn from the case of a Utah detective who was fired for mistakenly trying to compel warrantless blood draw? The Supreme Court provides the answers.
They were camped under tents and huts camouflaged with mesquite branches and cacti. Some told authorities they had been there sleeping on pieces of cardboard with little food or water for at least a week
The judge was disgusted by the woman’s smirks and snickering during her sentencing for the death of her boyfriend
The Houston City Council unanimously approved an anti-hoarding ordinance Wednesday without a clear idea of how it will be enforced
A major association representing Detroit’s police and fire retirees has agreed to support a deal with the City of Detroit in which uniformed pensioners would not receive cuts
A special New York Police Department unit that sparked controversy by tracking the daily lives of Muslims has been disbanded
Judge found that motorists flashing their headlights amounts to speech protected by the Oregon Constitution
A day after blinking in a showdown on the range, federal land managers pledged to pursue efforts to resolve a conflict with a rancher who has refused to pay grazing fees for 20 years
Two separate shootings last year involving 4 officers were ruled justified
A federal judge ruled Thursday that California’s treatment of mentally ill inmates violates constitutional safeguards against cruel and unusual punishment
The green light comes as the department is finalizing its new financial investigations seizure team targeting drug traffickers’ assets
Chief justice says prosecutors offered potentially inflammatory evidence against man sentenced for killing three Pittsburgh officers and should have been reined in by the judge overseeing the case
How do small- and medium-sized departments — which are already stretched thin — keep training up on such a dynamic concept as legal use of force?
Too little force may result in the injury or death of an officer, and too much force may take you off the street and even behind bars
The UC Berkeley officer hailed as a hero for helping to rescue a kidnap victim is now suing her former employer, saying she was wrongfully denied approval to carry a concealed weapon after she retired on medical disability
Judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of late Officer Ciara McDermott against state police, ruling that her 2005 slaying by her former boyfriend, a suspended trooper, “was not foreseeable”
Bill provides statutory guidance for courts using Tennessee’s public nuisance law to keep criminal gang members out of public areas
How can an officer can best help a lawyer in preparing the strongest defense possible after an OIS or other major force confrontation? Here are six ideas to get the discussion going.
The man used a lost or stolen portable radio to make false calls and cancel real calls
Prosecutors say the men stole more than $200,000 from a Pay-O-Matic check-cashing business in Queens
The new chief is the subject of an ongoing legal battle in a neighboring town, and admits he polices in a different manner than most
A large majority of those testifying supported repeal. But several police officers and representatives said the death penalty helps keep the public safe because it acts as a deterrent
Suspect has a history in the criminal justice system, court records show
Dash cams installed in the past year in patrol cars could possibly be dropping frames of video
Officer who fatally shot a Hofstra University junior and her hostage-taker during a standoff had no other option but “deadly physical force”
Lawyer says move was made by then-APD Chief Ray Schultz to try to stave off a federal investigation
Officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot a suicidal South San Francisco man who had led them on a high-speed chase and then walked toward them holding a large rock on his head
The defense hopes that records can be used it to build the case that the brother was the main instigator behind the deadly attack
Officer Francesca Quaranta has alleged that she began to face hostility from some officers, and the treatment became so bad she went on paid leave
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Unless a driver admits or a passenger tells police that a driver was sending a message, it’s difficult to make a texting-while-driving citation stick
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