Legal
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Dissenting judge highly critical of fellow judges concluding: “the rule of law [they treat] as clearly established … could well make the difference in whether officers like Agdeppa and Rodriguez make it out of a violent altercation alive.”
Police need to understand what law enforcement interests might outweigh the free speech protection of livestreaming – and under what circumstances
Courts may be open to some truly minimal “negligibly burdensome” delay
Kenneth Walker was initially charged with assault and attempted murder
Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed the bill, which now goes to the Senate for more debate
Judge Peter Cahill said he intends to resume with jury selection Tuesday after it was postponed
The bill’s sponsor, a retired police officer, says the legislation comes in response to last summer’s violent protests
Many departments strongly discourage shooting at moving vehicles to disable the car
Jury selection was paused while the judge considers whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge
State Attorney General Ashley Moody and dozens of K-9 officers gathered Friday to promote the bill
Two American students are accused of stabbing to death an Italian police officer in 2019
Jury selection for Derek Chauvin’s trial is set to start Monday
The release was several years in the making, with police unions fighting to keep the information private
The bill will next head to the Senate, where its future is uncertain
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. The defendant claimed his friend was acting as a government agent because he intended to assist the police
Bryant’s lawyers last week filed an amended complaint in federal court that added the four deputies and the L.A. County Fire Department to her civil rights lawsuit
LE leaders want the state to allow green-card holders to become certified police officers, with some conditions
Case makes for strange bedfellows, uniting the ACLU with gun groups, albeit for different reasons
Court concludes a combination of factors led officers to believe a suspect and a driver were in a “common enterprise” to possess fentanyl
The Seattle Police Department announced that its officers would no longer detain or arrest people solely under the simple possession law
Former officer Mohamed Noor’s case has implications for the upcoming trials in the death of George Floyd
Police officials who opposed the move says it “sends a troubling message”
The justices were considering an appeal in a case where an officer followed a drunk driver into his garage without a warrant
The bill will abolish cash bail beginning in 2023 and require police officers statewide to wear body cameras by 2025
The officers involved remain on leave pending an internal investigation
The bipartisan bill creates new procedures and requirements for issuance of warrants
Martin Gugino is suing the city, its police department, and its mayor
Here’s the thing to remember: It is well-established law that a person can lawfully flip the bird at an officer
The bill requires all officers to wear body cameras by 2025 and creates a more robust system for decertifying officers who commit wrongdoing
The bill comes after a series of demonstrations at the homes of police officers and local officials
An officer was within his rights when he fatally shot an armed 17-year-old after a pursuit, a grand jury decided
12 agencies are partnering on trial security in hopes of preventing widespread unrest and property damage
A union spokesperson said the decision “does not end our fight to protect our members’ safety and due process rights”