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.
As labor unions brace for SCOTUS to rule in Janus v. AFSCME, here’s a reminder of the history, role and value of police unions
Make sure you can articulate circumstances that establish the number of officers executing a warrant is “objectively reasonable”
The balance courts strike is to evaluate any police use or show of force as to whether it was objectively reasonable
Deputy Tony Diaz was killed out of anger and a desire to retaliate, judge said
Under the law, recording public officials in public places can be illegal
Circuit Judge Jack Early sided with a lawyer who said the video’s release would prevent a fair trial
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes is worried about civil lawsuits against the city stemming from another attorney’s request for 36 dash cam videos
Bartender Karolina Obrycka filed a 2007 lawsuit over an altercation at Jesse’s Shortstop Inn
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento by 17 students and two graduates who took part in the demonstration
Suit argued shooting was a domestic incident, so police had no right to look for gang-material
Prosecutor likened the password to gaining a key to a lockbox
Investigators don’t have to read Miranda rights to inmates during jailhouse interrogations about crimes unrelated to their current incarceration
The law created by House Bill 497 would have allowed police to check the citizenship of anybody they arrest
What guidelines do courts offer to trainers, officers, and force reviewers in these circumstances?
Explore application of the OODA loop to the specific actions of an officer and suspect
Ensure an officer’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing is attended to by professionals capable of recognizing and treating every type of trauma
Defense attorney said 16-year police veteran Frank Tepper was punched in the mouth, menaced
Executions are temporarily on hold while federal courts review the state’s lethal injection procedures, but that delay is not expected to last forever
The supervisors are suing the city, demanding that it scrap the multiple-choice lieutenant’s test
State rep says means of “standing up for the people” against federal government
Activists from the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty began lobbying efforts on opening day of the legislative session
Jurors heard opening statements in the trial of Cyril Cornelius Williams, charged in the death of Trooper Wesley Brown
The directive states officers cannot “prevent or prohibit” taking of photos or video depicting law enforcement activities in public
The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives
David Butterfield’s proposal ran into stiff opposition Monday from Utah’s law enforcement community
Lawyer says indictments in the case should not have been unsealed, pre-trial publicity ‘Barnum-like’
The court ruled Tuesday that the Highway Patrol improperly fired Sgt. Charles Jones
The Obama administration is suing to block a similar law in Alabama
Adam Greene was treated for broken ribs, cuts and bruises
Properly deployed TASER probes will provide instant neuromuscular incapacitation — drive-stun is a pain-compliance tool, not an incapacitator in most circumstances
Ahmed Hussein Mahamud, 27, of Ohio pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization
Besides dispelling some persistent myths about the risk of prone positioning, Dr. Christine Hall feels that one study confirms the rarity of sudden in-custody death
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