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Tag: Federal Appellate Courts
Weapons
Federal Court Panel Shoots Down California Magazine Capacity Law
“Even well-intentioned laws must pass constitutional muster,” Appellate Judge Kenneth Lee wrote for the panel’s majority. California’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets “strikes at the core of the Second Amendment — the right to armed self-defense.”
August 14, 2020
Patrol
President Trump’s Supreme Court Short List Shrinks
The president may make an announcement about his pick as soon as Monday, some speculate.
July 6, 2018
Patrol
Appeals Court Rules Residency In Marijuana Legal State Not Justification for Police Search
By a 2-1 vote, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said two Kansas Highway Patrol officers violated the constitutional rights of Colorado motorist Peter Vasquez in December 2011 by pulling him over and searching his car after he had been driving alone at night on Interstate 70.
August 25, 2016
Patrol
ATF Stash House Stings Were Legal, Federal Appellate Panel Rules
Federal agents who lured suspects into plotting a robbery of a fictitious drug stash house did not commit "outrageous" misconduct, a federal appellate panel ruled Thursday.
December 5, 2014
Technology
Video and You
If you aren't speaking and behaving at all times in public the way you want to appear when you're uploaded on YouTube, you could have some unpleasant surprises in store.
October 1, 2013
Weapons
Ariz. Court: Police Can Seize Guns During Stops
Arizona police can take custody of a subject's gun for officer-safety reasons even if the person's contact with the officer was voluntary, a court has ruled.
July 31, 2013
Technology
Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Upheld
In a significant victory for law enforcement, a federal appeals court on Tuesday said that government authorities could extract historical location data directly from telecommunications carriers without a search warrant.
July 31, 2013
Training
Judges: Grant Family Suits Against Ex-BART Officers Can Go Forward
Several lawsuits against BART police officers over the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant in 2009 can move forward, a three-judge panel ruled Tuesday.
July 30, 2013
Patrol
Ninth Circuit: Miranda Warning Must Be In Perfect Spanish
A Miranda warning given in both English and Spanish to a Spanish-speaking suspect is insufficient if a police officer’s translation fails to convey the true meaning of the arrested person's rights, a federal appeals court decided Monday.
July 15, 2013
Patrol
Ariz. Death Row Inmate's Conviction Overturned
A federal appeals court has overturned a death sentence for an Arizona woman who arranged to have her 4-year-old son murdered, because a Phoenix Police detective failed to honor her Miranda rights.
March 14, 2013
Patrol
Court: Barricaded Suspects Not Entitled To Miranda Warning
Even a barricaded suspect has the right to remain silent during a standoff, but police have no obligation to tell him that while trying to coax him out, an appeals court ruled this week.
March 14, 2013
Patrol
Unlawful Reaction to Unlawful Action
Let's face it—law enforcement officers sometimes make detentions, arrests, entries, or searches that run afoul of one or more of the hundreds of judicial decisions differentiating "reasonable" and "unreasonable" searches and seizures.
March 4, 2013
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