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.
Bob Scales, who previously served as the compliance coordinator for Seattle PD, discusses what happens when a police agency is placed under a consent decree
A recent bill signed by Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom legalizes safe street crossings in the state that has the highest number of pedestrian deaths
The Tekoh ruling should be a non-event for all law enforcement officers. Miranda warnings should be administered as they were before the case was decided.
Troopers must wear them at all times and turn them on any time they are interacting with the public or responding to a call
The suspect threatened deputies with a pellet gun that was determined to be indistinguishable from a lethal weapon
The proposed bill would allow local LE agencies to more regularly request a formal review by the attorney general of use of force incidents
The order incentivizes police to better train their officers and seeks to establish a national database tracking police conduct
The justices turned away more than half a dozen cases involving the legal doctrine
The justices’ order leaves in place lower court rulings that upheld the law
The GOP package is one of the most extensive proposed overhauls to policing procedures yet from Republicans
One officer has been fired and one placed on leave after the incident
Judge Richard Jones said weapons like tear gas and pepper spray fail to target “any single agitator or criminal”
“The truth is this: Police reform is long overdue. It’s about being here before — many, many times before.”
The law bans the use of warrants by Louisville Metro, and a state senator introduced federal legislature that would ban them nationwide
Officials are seeking the death penalty against a man who shot seven police officers in an ambush and killed two
The civilian police commissioners determined the victim’s conduct did not present an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury
An investigation into the parole decision is still ongoing
Not if they act like a peace officer
The bill calls for controls on police use of force, requires body-worn cameras and removes ‘qualified immunity’
The measure to make officers’ records and misconduct complaints public is among several police accountability bills making their way through state legislature
The lawsuit states the officers were denied due process and other officers who engaged in similar conduct weren’t fired
The bill will allow prosecutors to charge officers who injure or kill someone by placing them in a chokehold with a felony
The Democrat-led state legislature plans to pass a repeal of a decades-old law that keeps officers’ disciplinary records secret
Abolishing this defense will leave officers defenseless against a dramatic increase in excessive force lawsuits
The acronyms, which stand for Black Lives Matter and All Cops Are Bastards, were painted on stone markers and sidewalks at the memorial
The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents, among other changes
Many federal judges are uninformed regarding the threat posed to officers by persons holding a firearm
Police officers are also now required to intervene any time they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer
Federal lawmakers are preparing packages expected to include changes to police accountability laws and training requirements
Four lawmakers proposed revising current LAPD policy on use of projectiles with the goal of curbing the use of rubber bullets for crowd control
Chief Erika Shields told officers multiple agencies have ended support for the department in the ongoing protests
The court’s holding in this case is very narrow: A person driving a rental car beyond the rental period who is on notice does not have an expectation of privacy in the car’s location
The state has filed a human rights complaint against the department in the in-custody death of George Floyd
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