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.
Agencies need to know how to assess UAS operations and options for dealing with suspected illegal actions
Touch is likely the most important physical activity a law enforcement officer will engage in during their police career
Determining which regulatory option is best for your agency and, more importantly, the type of operation, can be challenging
Outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons were called ‘a slap in the face to everyone in law enforcement’
For police use-of-force incidents, the definitions of words like ‘reasonable’ and ‘necessary’ are often discussed but sometimes also misused or misunderstood
A prosecutor said police should run the day-to-day operations of the department
A woman who was intoxicated at the time of her arrest says she smelled urine when she came to
This is the second time in two terms that the Supreme Court has dealt with violations in the New Orleans prosecutor’s office of so-called Brady rights
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi wants the justices to reverse a state Supreme Court decision that the K-9’s sniff runs afoul of the Fourth Amendment
Attorneys who specialize in defamation are being sought after a viral video threatened the integrity of Utica police officers
The city of Seattle said an attorney cannot have access to 36 dash cam videos he said show possible violations
Trial video shows an officer’s run-in with an intoxicated woman outside Twin River Casino
Proposal would eliminate New Mexico’s statute of limitations for second-degree murder
Arellano Felix headed a once-mighty cartel that came to power in Mexico in the late 1980s
Proper training on the principles of the public duty doctrine and how it applies to police officers is essential to avoid liability on the part of the department and officers
The nation’s high court has previously said a home deserves special protection from law enforcement searches
An Albuquerque Police Department officer chose to search a suspect’s pants pockets during a traffic stop, uncovering a pipe
A former Rhode Island stripper has filed a federal lawsuit against a police chief
George Daniels: Iran continues to provide material support and resources to al-Qaida by providing a safe haven
Multiple courts, in various jurisdictions, have repeatedly decided in favor of random stops to determine compliance with boating safety requirements
Lawyers are challenging eviction orders in state and federal courts nationwide
Police1 takes a look back at the biggest news stories of the year for the law enforcement community
The lawsuit filed in Austin accuses the Texas Highway Patrol Association and two affiliated groups of illegally soliciting charitable donations
The figure is the largest settlement locally in at least four years
Police responded to disorderly students outside a school and deployed a less-lethal device when one became unruly
A female suspect filed a lawsuit after an officer pushed her in a jail
A district judge ordered a 19-year-old to stand trial on marijuana possession charges
Prosecutors abandoned a 30-year push to execute convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal
The U.S. Supreme Court sets the minimal constitutional standard to be applied, state courts are free to provide broader constitutional protections under state constitutions
In March, police Chief Greg Allen fired an officer after a complaint affidavit alleging forced oral sex
Officers automatically given shield from self-incrimination
Chief Wes Snyder called a news conference Wednesday and called a reporter irresponsible
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