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.
The correct response to public outcry following a use of force incident is to conduct a thorough investigation, not rush to change laws or policies
A suspect sued officers for civil conspiracy, excessive force and performing an unreasonable search after being searched in a public parking lot
Documenting proper application of handcuffs, double-locking and checking for proper fit are some of the easiest risk management steps in policing
As Colorado prepares to be the first in the nation to allow recreational pot sales, opening Jan. 1, hopeful retailers are investing their fortunes into the legal recreational pot world
An estimated 980 pounds of marijuana and 17 firearms were found when search warrants were served
The court has rejected the death-sentence appeal of Manuel Garza Jr., who was convicted in the ’01 slaying of Officer John Anthony “Rocky” Riojas
A short, slender man speaking in a hoarse voice pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 federal charges, including the murder of a TSA screener
Conrad Alvin Barrett recorded his attack of an elderly black man, then unknowingly showed the tape to an off-duty cop
Nicholas George sought to sue three Transportation Security Administration agents and two FBI agents over the August 2009 stop at Philadelphia International Airport, saying they violated his free speech rights and conducted an improper search
Gage Thornton and Brandon Jackson, both 22, appeared in bond court Monday, hours after each were charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted armed robbery
The U.S. Supreme Court’s continuing protection of property rights in 2013
Kevin Shymel Gibbs tried repeatedyly ramming Officer Daniel Stuckey with his car
Jan Tracy Kilbourne fired at Butler County sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Lawrence during an early-morning traffic stop
Two officers were charged with the death of a mentally ill homeless man in a violent arrest in 2011
A former University of Scranton officer accuses the school of violating the state’s whistleblower law
An appeals court in Texas ruled last week that police may obtain a search warrant based on the prediction of a future crime
Officer William S. Kern, 46, was found guilty of reckless endangerment when he shot police recruit Raymond Gray
The $5.9-million settlement approved Tuesday resolves two lawsuits filed in 2010 by 11 LAPD officers assigned to a motorcycle unit
Information is currently held by State Police, but list of 1.6 million Firearm Owner ID cardholders isn’t shared with local police
Carmen Figueroa apparently was told by her family that she was born in the U.S. at a young age, but she was born in Mexico
David Warren’s retrial deliberated for more than 12 hours over two days before he was acquitted
A lower court overturned the conviction and death sentence of a man who admittedly killed a Kan. sheriff
A 15-person jury cleared the officer of any wrongdoing
The pair suspected in the shooting, Jenevieve Ramos, 28, and Shawn Ruiz Puente, 32, were charged with aggravated assault of a public servant
Lawmakers unanimously gave final congressional approval to a bill adding another decade to the prohibition against guns that can slip by airport metal detectors
Senate considering bill backed by AT&T which would make it easier for phone companies to stop offering traditional landline service
Because the stop was illegally prolonged, the evidence (6 pieces of crack cocaine) was suppressed
Michael Adebolajo, 28, said that he attacked soldier Lee Rigby because he wanted to protest Britain’s invasion of Muslim lands
Monday’s vote will prohibit plastic guns capable of evading metal detectors and X-ray machines for another decade
Suspects are alleging they are being injured after taken into custody in a van without seat belts, a practice abolished by the department over a decade ago
The man lashed out at his 64-year-old father, punching him repeatedly in the head and biting a chunk of flesh out of his arm, elbow, and chin
The ACLU and six other civil rights groups asked the state’s police commission to ban Tasers and pepper spray in Texas schools
Congress is racing toward renewing a 25-year-old prohibition against firearms that can evade metal detectors and X-ray machines, just days before the ban expires
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