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.
Jim and Doug discuss how much trouble tends to happen at bar closing time
Law enforcement might consider using discretion before a court decides whether police need a warrant to scan someone’s face
Fourth Amendment rights are no less impacted by emerging technologies, but standard legal understandings of what information will now be considered private versus public is undergoing new consideration
A report submitted by the cops allegedly included a false description of how Raymond Robair was injured
“We will battle all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, for the right to protect the citizens of Arizona”
An independent review determined that the two cops lied to a grand jury
In Berghuis v. Thompkins, the U.S. Supreme Court examined the habeas corpus appeal of a defendant who was convicted in the shooting of two individuals outside a Michigan mall
Both could face the death penalty at sentencing
The most controversial sections of Arizona’s new immigration law will not take effect... for now
Maricopa County alone deported a quarter of the national total of 115,841
A verdict in the shooting death of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski is expected to be read Wednesday afternoon
In Chicago, forty people were shot in a span of 59 hours between April 18-20 in 2008; not one has faced charges (Part 3)
Mexican shelters are preparing for the arrival of deportees
A 77-year-old who killed a cop 43 years ago will be released on parole
Black cop says he was forced out after supervisors learned he was dating a white woman
It’s common to encounter a citizen following concealed carry laws is significant. How can you tell when CCW starts to become suspicious?
They just have to do so the old-fashioned way, with a pen and paper
Law is scheduled to take effect next week, but several civil rights groups want it dismissed
Jury will hear Eric Deshann Floyd’s criminal history
While struggling with cops, the suspect swallowed some cocaine in an attempt to hide it from police
They declined to specify what the ‘civil disobedience’ would be, but emphasized it will be nonviolent
Officer Jennifer Moore looked Aaron Lopez, the man who attempted to kill her during a 2008 traffic stop, directly in the eye and asked a judge to give him the maximum sentence.
If found guilty of first-degree murder, the district attorney will ask for the death penalty
BART cop Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant
Last winter, more than 1,700 inmates — hundreds of them violent — were secretly released early from prison
Sharon Keller famously said, “We close at 5" while attorneys for a twice-convicted a death row inmate scrambled to file a last-minute appeal
Pushed back three months to allow attorneys to prepare for what is expected to be a lengthy hearing
This was the first of seven challenges to the new law
Sentencing ended a case that highlighted the growing role of witness videos in law enforcement
Each day until a final resolution after an OIS, there is an increasing emotional burden on the involved officer and on all the other officers in the agency
Will face prosecution for a two-year string of break-ins and plane thefts across the US
Four more officers have been charged and could face the most serious punishment yet — death
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