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 8th Circuit upheld an extended traffic stop and cell phone seizure, affirming the trooper’s actions did not violate the suspect’s rights
The 5th Circuit ruled that deputies acted constitutionally in TASER use on an impaired suspect, clearing them of excessive force claims
The 9th Circuit upheld a warrantless search of a man on supervised release, emphasizing probable cause based on residence
Prosecutors say Joshua Thompson ignored a restraining order and hid rifles, handguns, 2,000 rounds of ammo and meth pills
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum hiked executive pay to $850K amid big deficits and taxpayer aid, angering victims’ families
The New Jersey Civil Service Commission removed the last 10 questions from a 2019 sergeant exam, saying those questions unfairly lowered scores for Black and Hispanic officers
The order on bail threatens to withhold federal funding from cities and states that have eliminated or reduced the use of cash bail
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed “Sherrill’s Law” alongside troopers and the family of Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill, a veteran state trooper who was killed while working a construction detail
The Iowa City Community Police Review Board has begun the process of dissolving after 28 years following the passage of Senate File 311, which bans the boards statewide
“Cooling-off periods do not fit into any historically grounded exceptions to the right to keep and bear arms,” wrote Judge Timothy Tymkovich in the split 2-1 ruling
The trial against MSP Lt. David Busacca alleged that he altered a report and omitted information in warrant requests, which led to warrants issued without probable cause
Alton Deshawn Oliver was acquitted on murder charges in the fatal shooting of Deputy James Thomas, 24, fter telling a jury he only fired the gun in self-defense
The San Jose officer, a Medal of Honor recipient, was reinstated with back pay and legal fees after winning arbitration
The suspect posed “a clear and immediate threat” because he had just murdered two people, repeatedly fired at officers and abducted his infant son
The law mandates full disclosure of applicants’ disciplinary history and prior employment before agencies make final job offers
Ex-trooper Kasha Domingue shot the man, who fled on foot from the 2018 stop, before misreporting the shooting as a TASER deployment
The suit claims Coos Bay officers were “deliberately indifferent” to the man’s signs of distress as they left him alone in a cruiser for several minutes
Jason Goodrick was accused in a now-dismissed lawsuit of repeatedly harassing female co-workers and then taking away their work responsibilities when they reported him
Writing for the court, Judge Doris Pryor said the statute gave officers too much discretion to issue arbitrary orders and criminalize otherwise lawful behavior
“At this time, I believe this is the right step to avoid contributing further to public fear or uncertainty,” Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief David Boysen said
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the department would “continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the [DHS] to eradicate these harmful policies”
The Beyond Visual Line of Sight proposal would eliminate the requirement for operators to obtain exemptions for flights that extend beyond the operator’s direct line of sight
The database includes information from 12,000 internal affairs investigations, which has been redacted in accordance with California public records laws
Johnny Hollman Sr. died in August 2023 as former officer Kiran Kimbrough tried to take him into custody for allegedly causing a crash and refusing to sign a citation
The Immigration Enforcement Identification Safety Act would mandate that any officer conducting immigration enforcement display their names and agency affiliations
Ruling in Ames v. Ohio, justices reject higher burden of proof for majority-group plaintiffs in sex discrimination cases
The two deputies used a Signal chat to relay identifying information to federal immigration agents, a practice which is now prohibited by Colorado state law
The 8th Circuit affirms qualified immunity for officer in shooting of off-duty cop during a chaotic pursuit in St. Louis
The evolving threat of personal data to obstruct justice and imperil officers
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