Legal
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A suspect pled guilty to attacking officers for nearly two hours, then claimed they were not justified in the use of force to arrest and control him
Both strip searches and visual body cavity searches incident to arrest must be supported by a reasonable suspicion the suspect is concealing contraband
Excessive force, warrantless blood draws and civil asset forfeiture were some of the issues SCOTUS addressed in 2019
Eric Knysz was found guilty in the September shooting death of 43-year-old Trooper Paul Butterfield II
A sprawling criminal case accusing more than 100 retired firefighters, police officers, jail guards and others of scamming the Social Security disability system ensnared 28 more people with charges Tuesday
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. attorney’s office and the FBI reviewed results of a criminal probe by state police
A southern Ohio coroner is accused in a lawsuit of using deaths as a political pawn in a feud with the local sheriff
Since Gov. Jerry Brown assumed office in January 2011, a record number of inmates with life sentences are winning parole
The Supreme Court has ruled that police may search a home without a warrant when two occupants disagree about allowing officers to enter
Civil rights advocates said they were troubled by the dismissal of a federal lawsuit that challenged broad surveillance of Muslims by the NYPD
Changes could be coming to the way officers and medical teams respond to so-called active-shooter scenes under a California lawmaker’s bill
In Memphis, Tenn., alone, there are more than 12,000 untested rape kits going back to the 1980s
A federal appeals court returned litigation over NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy to a lower court for a potential settlement between civil liberties groups and the city
No matter where you stand on Heller, Peruta, or any other relevant ruling on the Second Amendment, it’s imperative that you be mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually ready for whatever you face on the streets
While the home is still sacred constitutional ground — a threshold not to be trespassed upon by the government without a warrant supported by probable cause — exceptions do exist
Intelligence unit didn’t discriminate against Muslims with far-reaching surveillance aimed at identifying “budding terrorist conspiracies” at mosques
Brandon Daniel appeared to have a blank stare and his speech was slurred and lethargic, moments after he shot and killed Austin police officer Jaime Padron
His options were to be released early and seek help for his drinking problem or remain in prison to finish his sentence
In November 2012, spokeswoman had a confrontation with another officer in the News Affairs office, lawsuit states
Police can lie when interrogating suspects, but when the lies become “patently coercive,” any confession cannot be used as evidence
Use of deadly force will now be tied to officer’s actions in the moments leading up to the incident
A former jail officer who admitted to a behind-bars affair with a man convicted of killing two NYC police officers has been sentenced to one year in prison
Official says when off-duty police bring guns into games, they increase the potential for “blue-on-blue” confrontations with working officers
A local television news photographer whose use of a drone at a fatal car accident came under question has filed a civil rights lawsuit against police
Three Latino police officers contend they were routinely passed over for promotions
Commission may change the way it judges shootings, tying an officer’s decision to pull the trigger to his actions in the moments leading up to the incident
An Okla. pharmacy will not provide a drug for a scheduled execution next week in Mo. as part of a settlement with the death row inmate’s attorneys
Some law enforcement officials see the bills as meddling in their affairs
Former Black Liberation militants Herman Bell and Anthony Bottom will again go before the state Parole Board to ask for freedom
Robbery of an off-duty sheriff’s sergeant ended with the sergeant shooting and killing one of the three robbers
Lawyers arguing unions should not be allowed to intervene in Mayor de Blasio’s planned settlement of a lawsuit over the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices
The officer was responding to an assault when the suspect, a firefighter, began assaulting the officer, causing him sever head injuries
Bill would require officers to prove to a judge that there are no less invasive methods possible for obtaining permission for a “no knock” entry
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