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.
Two cases recently argued before SCOTUS could narrow or expand warrantless searches – and they could reach back to what police are doing now
Jim and Doug discuss some of the pitfalls of posting your opinions to the Internet
Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score
Officer James J. Lee was charged with assault for kicking a teen inside a convenience store
Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each
Two men were convicted, but not sentenced, prior to The Fair Sentencing Act
Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle will return to the witness stand in a courtroom this month to defend himself and the transit agency’s police department
Judge Lynn Hughes said cellphone data is protected from intrusion
A 1990 law requires all crimes on college campuses to be reported
One can only guess what the jury’s findings might have been had they known about the “armed escort alert” received by the agents 24 hours earlier that escalated their awareness level
GPS devices can eliminate time-consuming stakeouts
Case is follow-up to last year’s ruling barring such sentences for teenagers whose crimes do not include killing
A mentally ill man who died in 2006 was at the center of the case
The ordinance would still be stricter than some elsewhere in the US
Judges already can bar testimony when the police do something to influence a witness
It would be the first guilty plea since charges were filed against nine people
Officer Karl Thompson has pleaded not guilty to obstruction and violating the civil rights of 36-year-old Otto Zehm
The Supreme Court heard appeals from two different sets of prosecutors
Ronda Reynolds was in the process of breaking up with her husband when she was found dead
Similar laws have been passed in Utah, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana
After hearing evidence, judge will make a recommendation to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
Fremont Police Officer Todd Young was shot last year
The 10-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling
Wash. trooper Ronda Reynolds’ husband suspected
A former CTA bus driver was acquitted Tuesday on charges that he lied about being beaten up by an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant
Video taken to appeals court, where city will argue officer was using minimal force: one slap and two bops
A federal judge says police need a judge’s permission to get cell phone companies to turn over data
A federal appeals court ruled that some provisions of a controversial immigration law cannot be enforced
Authorities say 70 people were indicted in the case
Eric Rachner won a $60k public-disclosure judgment against the Seattle Police Department for denying it had dash cam footage
