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.
“Joanna’s Law” would help identify staged suicides that could otherwise deceive investigators and let killers walk free
Each president and Congress can make life a little easier or more difficult for cops, and sometimes it’s a guessing game as to which way the new guys will lean
The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear Barnes v. Felix, a case that could redefine how officers’ split-second decisions are judged
Illinois is not alone in looking at this as one solution to the police recruitment crisis
Judge: “Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances”
All of the officers were found to have sincerely held religious beliefs that the arbiter found should have exempted them from the state’s vaccine mandate
The man admitted that he shot and beat Deputy Peter Herrera during a traffic stop
“K-9 Bosco went home with patrolman Kaetzel today,” a Bedford Heights PD post said
Matthew Hamilton, the officer who was later fired and indicted for manslaughter in the death of Joseph Lopez, pursued “qualified immunity” from liability
The court determines whether to grant officers qualified immunity for allegations of excessive force
People who are “not citizens, but are legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law” will be allowed to apply for PD jobs
According to documents from the Circleville PD, the chief told the officer to “stop going around to everyone talking about the deployment”
The police captain also alleges violations of his constitutional rights to free speech and due process, along with violations of borough ordinances
Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
Jordan Steinke was the first of two officers to go to trial over the Sept. 16, 2022, crash
The ruling comes after a case where police presented evidence in court regarding a loaded handgun found in the trunk of a car
K-9 handlers can buy their police dogs for $1 in Ohio; the officer paid the city $1 for K-9 Bosco, but he was then ordered to return the dog, the filing states
The officer is asking to be hired at the same salary and position he would have occupied if the offer wasn’t rescinded, including lost wages and other benefits
Two Colorado prosecutions of officers for failing to intervene illustrate what makes a prosecutable case
Officer Jordan Steinke did not know the cruiser was parked on the tracks, Steinke’s lawyer said in court
In a similar case in East St. Louis, the city paid $158,973 in back OT pay to three K-9 officers and 16 others who were not properly paid OT
The bill proposed banning all geofence warrants; Law enforcement officials said passing the bill would hinder their ability to investigate crimes
The law would have made it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer if the officer tells the person to stop
Trooper Aaron Smith was deploying stop sticks when he was struck by the suspect’s vehicle
The court sided with a fired Vietnamese recruit from the Hartford PD, affirming that his termination was a result of prejudice from a former sergeant
The new bail schedules will correspond with pre-arraignment release terms based on the arrestee’s risk of endangering the public and skipping arraignment
When does the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attach? The court rules on when the right to counsel was implicated in a recent case
Three law enforcement groups opposed the bill, comparing the bill’s language to a union contract and stating it would create unnecessary legal troubles
The court ruled that monetary bail is not the “only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public”
The gender discrimination suit said a department official said the male officers were being investigated because “this is what guys do, not females”
Caleb Rogers, 35, faces life in prison upon sentencing because he brandished a department-issued weapon during the third casino heist he carried out
Caleb Rogers could be sentenced to life if convicted of brandishing a department-issued weapon in one of the robberies; he was an active-duty patrol officer at the time
The death penalty filing cites four aggravating circumstances, including that Deputy Durm was killed while performing “his duty as a law enforcement officer”
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