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.
While police leaders should be encouraged to widen the scope of voices they hear, inviting hostile and unqualified persons to implement policy is another matter
Even though Jack Sawyer made elaborate plans and purchased weapons and ammo to shoot up a school, attempted murder and assault charges were dropped because of an over-century old Vermont law
Jim and Doug discuss issues related to victims’ rights (or lack thereof)
The case is one of the highest-profile corruption cases to sting the Border Patrol during the last decade
The justices on Monday unanimously approved the Arizona law’s most-discussed provision requiring police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons
A man was sentenced Monday for the 2010 attack that killed Riverside police Officer Ryan Bonaminio
Justices upheld the most controversial provision involving police checks on immigration status
There are 40 men awaiting execution on Arkansas’ death row, but no pending executions
It is only since the release of the men convicted in his death — known as the West Memphis Three — that she decided to sue
The Fair Sentencing Act reduces the difference between sentences for crimes committed by crack cocaine and powder cocaine users
City has paid nearly $1 million to settle recent claims, states conduct was by individual officers and not agency policy or practice
The wife of the Oceanside police chief faces nearly 30 years in prison for a 2010 standoff
Santa Maria police officer Matt Kline had to make a quick decision to fatally shoot a fellow officer who was also his best friend
Defense attorneys for former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky suggested that investigators shared details among accusers that led to evolving accounts of abuse
An Army psychiatrist charged in the fatal 2009 shooting rampage in Texas may be barred from the courtroom because he grew a beard, which is contrary to military regulations
Two men stopped twice in one day by law enforcement in 2010 had $17k seized; second stop conducted by task force member
Dennis Dechaine’s lawyer will have to convince Superior Court Justice Carl Bradford that jurors would not have convicted him if they had known about the DNA
Officers acted reasonably under the totality of circumstances, Assistant City Attorney Stephanie Griffin said in court documents, and should be granted qualified immunity
A biker bar is contesting a ban on outdoor burnouts by filing a federal lawsuit that cites First Amendment protection
Wife of Oceanside’s police chief was involved in a standoff with Cypress police officers in 2010
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she wants to make sure officers are prepared if Supreme Court upholds law
A police report shows that officers were responding to a tip about a car loading drugs when they tried to stop a pair near the US-Mexico border
Marijuana policy is appearing on legislative agendas around the country
Will gather data from states, interview prosecutors and police; Florida task force will hold hearings as well
Former Elgin police officer faces misconduct charges alleging he planted a cellphone on a robbery suspect
Riverside Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio was murdered in 2010
Acting police chief Dan Hughes calls the allegations ‘fabricated lies’
Supreme Court addresses issue of law enforcement liability when arrest made based upon probable cause
In addition to detecting contraband, close visual inspections of detainees before their admission permit the identification of any communicable diseases as well as gang affiliations
Court rules that police cannot stop audio-video recording of officers on duty
A man claims police unconstitutionally stopped him on the street
Because it’s impossible for any continuum model to provide for an entire set of circumstances in each very unique situation, a “force options” model is the optimal policy alternative
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