Legal
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The court cited several actions by officers that showed they were conceivably trying to mitigate a suspect’s discomfort and breathing difficulty
The number of past similar complaints lodged against an officer must be seen as a warning to superiors that the officer requires special supervision and remedial training
Law enforcement officers must anticipate and prepare for intense scrutiny surrounding an officer-involved shooting
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
Honolulu police said during the meeting that they’re OK with making it expressly illegal for officers to have sex with prostitutes
In addition to stopping or impeding civil tort claims, these same tips will also help you in court with your criminal case prosecutions
Prosecutors told a judge they don’t have enough evidence to seek the death penalty for a man already serving nearly 97 years for other crimes
Okla. has revised its procedures to include the same two-drug mixture that left an Ohio inmate making gasp-like sounds as his lethal injection was carried out
The hotel is one of many in Osceola that became residences for the homeless during the recession
Former St. Louis officer claimed her supervising sergeant sexually harassed her — and that she suffered retaliation for complaining
Hawaii lawmakers promised Friday to make the practice illegal, saying police should not be exempt from the law
Hawaii authorities say they need the legal protection to catch lawbreakers in the act
U.S. District Judge William Martini ruled last month that the NYPD’s activities were part of a lawful effort to prevent terrorism
NC Sheriff David Carpenter said he would continue the tradition of firing employees orally, declining to create written documents to satisfy public requests
Douglas Prade served nearly 15 years after being convicted in shooting death of his ex-wife. But a judge ruled in January 2013 that DNA test results excluded him as a suspect
The bill, titled “filing false complaints against a law enforcement officer,” was introduced in February by the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Union officials did not present their report challenging the findings of a task force that said health care benefits for personnel are “richer” than those of their peers
What’s reasonable and unreasonable when it comes to cell phone searches and privacy is often the sticky wicket cops find themselves in — enter the Supreme Court
A case against one of the two men charged in the fatal shooting of Norfolk police officer Victor Decker was dropped this morning
He contended that the 3-arbitrator panel exceeded its authority, violated a city ordinance and ignored the will of city residents, who voted to put a in residency requirement
A district judge Friday set bail for Rashad Charjuan Owens, 21, at $3 million
An arbitration panel’s ruling that Pittsburgh police officers should be allowed to live outside the city drew fire from leaders and residents
Part-time sheriff’s deputy says she was denied full-time work because she’s a 4-foot-7 woman
FOP officials, chiefs and officers from neighboring departments told a city council that a sheriff’s plan to assume police functions and back up city officers is illegal
The Baltimore Police Department has instituted a new policy that prohibits officers from stopping people from taping or photographing police actions
Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug traffickers
Firefighters were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood and a sheriff’s captain at the scene of a crash
House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would strengthen felony charges for anyone who deliberately harms or kills a K-9 officer in the line of duty
Citizen complaints about Chicago police and the related investigative files are public records and must be turned over by the city
More than 35 states will consider drone legislation this year
Tensions between police and fire department are documented in over 200 pages of documents compiled in connection with the death of 15-year-old Ye Meng Yuan
Case stemmed from a road-rage encounter in 2011 between an off-duty officer and an Idaho motorist