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.
After Michael Friend made a sign reading “Cops Ahead,” an officer arrested him for “interfering” with a distracted driving investigation – here’s how the court ruled after Friend sued
This case illustrates how good police work can easily be marred by failing to secure a warrant
The court noted probable cause “is not a high bar: It requires only the kind of fair probability on which reasonable and prudent people, not legal technicians, act.”
The agency will drop a subpoena requiring five Seattle news outlets to turn over unpublished media that investigators argued would help solve several arson and theft cases
By law and by department policy, officers are required to intercede in certain circumstances
Even if you are not a campus cop, you should be familiar with the requirements of this federal law
Officer Baimadajie Angwang, himself an ethnic Tibetan, is accused of helping the Chinese government spy on local communities
Under the bill, those who damage property or inflict injury could face felonies, and mandatory jail time if they hit a cop
Attorney General William Barr accused the cities of being “anarchist” and “permitting violence”
The suspect’s mother sued the officers and the department, arguing the officers precipitated the force by their approach to the welfare check
Attorney General Letitia James said her office “will be proactively releasing footage to the public on our own”
The former cop who was cleared of charges that he falsified records is suing to get his job back, saying officials were retaliating for his support of Black Lives Matter
First responders will be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 on-duty if there is an outbreak at their workplace
In the latest move in an ongoing battle that began in July, an appeals court will pause the release of records that police unions are fighting to keep closed
Bail for nine of 13 defendants was lowered, in several cases so they will not have to put up any money to be released
Officer Nickolas Pearce was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the incident
The man is ineligible for the death penalty because he is intellectually disabled, an appeals court ruled
In a statement to local news, the Sheriff’s Office called the decision a bad one and said it intended to explore legal options
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has said the licensing of police officers could help keep out the few bad cops
By law and by department policy, officers are required to intercede in certain circumstances
The city of Louisville will pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s mom and reform police practices
A civilian board could investigate an officer only after someone complained of “excessive or unnecessary force,” according to the proposal
Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was considered a trailblazer for other Sikh Americans and religious minorities interested in law enforcement
The ruling was related to a meeting some lawyers had with the medical examiner, a likely witness in the case, which allegedly violated rules of professional conduct for attorneys
The announcement follows a similar proposal state leaders unveiled last month that would freeze Texas cities’ property tax revenue if they defund their police forces
The legislation, which would prohibit chokeholds and restrict no-knock search warrants among other reforms, now heads to the House of Delegates
The declaration comes after more than 100 straight days of protests that have seen city and federal officers deploy tear gas on participants
Local police hailed the cameras as a game-changer, saying the images helped to identify suspects of violent crimes
City officials point to concerns over residents’ civil rights and privacy as reasons for the bans
Opponents say police and prosecutors should decide whether to release sensitive crime scene photographs or witness statements that could disparage an individual unnecessarily
They allegedly hit an officer in the head with a wooden shield and threw a commercial grade firework at officers
The man was convicted of first degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of Forrest City officer Oliver Johnson
Gov. Phil Murphy overruled Turnpike officials in their decision to remove informal displays of American flags on overpasses
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