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.
The court determines the permissibility of a warrant that allowed for the search of a cloud account with no time limitation
Under Elizabeth PD Chief Giacommo Sacca’s leadership, the department has embraced the vital role of accreditation in modern policing
The Supreme Court isn’t as anxious to reinforce the doctrine of qualified immunity as some critics claim
Chief Stacy Denham says thieves have become more emboldened because they know officers won’t pursue them under a new state law
The resolution expresses condolences to the families of the officers who were killed in the line of duty in March
A lawsuit claims the Clarksville Police Department discriminated against a qualified officer
The court determines if evidence from a warrantless trash search is admissible for attaining a search warrant
The sheriffs addressed a range of topics, including public outreach, fentanyl abuse, and what they consider small penalties for illegal marijuana grows
As New Jersey lawmakers debate if off-duty cops should be allowed to use recreational marijuana, one local comedian decided to get in on the action
Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed Thursday evening for the June 1990 fatal shooting of Houston police officer James Irby
“You start regulating people’s behavior when they’re on their own time — I think that’s a very dangerous slippery slope”
The case asks if officers who don’t provide a Miranda warning can be sued for violating a suspect’s constitutional rights
“[In the movies], there’s no emotional impact at all. That’s just not the case,” said former deputy Jim Creed
A new state law requires police agencies to establish policies about the use of such equipment
Jason Van Dyke spent about three years behind bars for a shooting that sparked protests when dashcam video was released
The remarks came after the state attorney general last week said officers would be allowed to use legal weed off duty
Falsehoods and myths when responding to mentally ill or suicidal subject calls for service
Katie Slifko has no doubt that police work killed her husband. Now she’s raising awareness for job-related PTSD so that others know it, too
The court determines if statements made by a subject were voluntary and whether they require a Miranda warning
A new memo warned police chiefs that they “may not take any adverse action” against officers who use cannabis off duty
City employees “improperly manipulated” an outside investigator’s report that had initially found the shooting justified, a judge said
The shooting rampage “was premeditated” and “in cold blood,” attorneys said at the man’s first court appearance
The bill prohibits anyone convicted of a crime that involved killing another person with a deadly weapon from shortening their prison sentence
Extra jobs are common among cops, but they can be risky in more ways than one. Leaders must consider the following liabilities if they want to avoid making the news
An officer does not need a driver’s consent to conduct a dog sniff during a lawful traffic stop, if it does not prolong the stop
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane face a second trial in June on state charges alleging they aided and abetted murder and manslaughter
Jurors convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced
A local police union had decried the mandate, citing “an already critical shortage of state troopers”
Justice Jackson’s district court opinions and orders provide an example of her jurisprudential work related to law enforcement
“By God, 30 years of inflation. I mean, that just doesn’t fly,” said one lawmaker
The officers’ use of force was “absolutely legitimate,” wrote arbitrator Jeffrey Selchick, who added that the protester was “definitely not an innocent bystander”
An investigation is underway after an officer apparently used copyrighted music to prevent someone from recording him
The lawsuit alleges discrimination, including a policy that limits promotions to only vaccinated workers
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