Legal
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Illinois is not alone in looking at this as one solution to the police recruitment crisis
The court determines whether to grant officers qualified immunity for allegations of excessive force
Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
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”
Under the new proposal, Georgians would be required to contact police within one hour of holding someone
The bill would make “violent or disorderly assembly” resulting in damage or injury a class 6 felony
A suit alleges that the county knowingly endangered a deputy by sending him to a call without immediate back-up
“We must get to the truth of how this happened,” wrote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
With three weeks left before the trial, leaders must find an alternative or make do with existing resources
Prosecutors argued that the pandemic made it unsafe to hold Chauvin’s trial in March
The bill would prevent state and local law enforcement from diverting resources or disclosing sensitive information to federal authorities
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