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Virginia Senate Democrats Want to Downgrade Assaulting Officers from Felony to Misdemeanor
Under current law, anyone who is convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class 6 felony and is subject to a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months, according to Virginia code.
July 1, 2020
Point of Law
Senate Democrats Torpedo GOP's Police Reform Bill
On one major point of dissension between the parties, the Republican bill leaves intact the “qualified immunity” standard that Democrats want to erode, to make it easier for law enforcement officials to be sued for misconduct.
June 24, 2020
Scott
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Daigle Law Group to Hold Use-of-Force Summit in December
Issues covered include: use-of-force trends, de-escalation and incapacitation, developing scenario-based training, how video is being weaponized, crowd control and First Amendment protection, force reporting and force investigation, public perception of police and use of force, and police and media relations.
June 24, 2020
Eric Daigle, principle attorney for the Daigle Law Group and a former Connecticut State Police detective, speaks at a previous Use of Force Summit.
Point of Law
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Cases Involving Qualified Immunity for Officers
The Supreme Court passed up at least seven cases Monday that would have allowed it to reconsider aspects of qualified immunity for police.
June 15, 2020
Point of Law
Democrats in Congress Propose National Police Reform Bill, Bans Chokeholds and No-Knock Warrants
The bill, called the “Justice in Policing Act,” would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants in drug cases, according to a House Democratic aide and a bill summary obtained by NBC News.
June 8, 2020
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Colorado Officer Will Not Face Charges in Killing of Armed Man
An officer with the Denver Police Department will not face criminal charges after he shot and killed a gang member who was wanted for armed robbery and who held multiple people at gunpoint during a vehicle pursuit in January.
April 17, 2020
Point of Law
SCOTUS Backs Police in Traffic Stops
The Supreme Court said in an 8-1 decision that unless there's reason to believe otherwise, it's common sense for an officer to think the car's owner will be driving.
April 6, 2020
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Louisiana Deputy Cleared in Fatal OIS at No-Knock Drug Raid
Prosecutors will not bring charges against a West Baton Rouge, LA, deputy who fatally shot a Port Allen man during a drug raid at a motel last summer.
March 24, 2020
Deputy Vance Matranga Jr. has been cleared in a fatal shooting at a motel.
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MLK's Son Seeks to Stop Execution of Man Convicted of Murdering 3 LEOs
The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., is asking the governor of Alabama to stop Thursday's execution of a man convicted in the 2004 killing of three police officers but who was not the trigger man.
March 4, 2020
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Wife of LAPD Officer Sues City After Contracting Typhus
The wife of a Los Angeles police officer is suing the city after both she and her husband contracted typhus, which she alleges resulted from his working at an unsafe building located in an area with a large homeless population.
March 4, 2020
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Federal Court Rules Trump Can Withhold DOJ Grants from States Over Sanctuary Laws
The latest decision conflicts with rulings from other appeals courts across the country concerning sanctuary policies, indicating a Supreme Court review is ultimately likely.
February 26, 2020
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Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Murdering Massachusetts Officer
A man accused of murdering an officer with the Weymouth (MA) Police Department in July 2018 will begin trial at the end of February.
February 21, 2020
Sergeant Michael Chesna was shot and killed with his own service weapon.
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Pennsylvania Officer Sues 2 Companies Over Trauma Endured During Incident
An officer with the West Deer Township (PA) Police Department has filed suit against two private enterprises after he says he witnessed a man being electrocuted by downed power lines.
February 18, 2020
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Former Dallas Officer Acquitted in 2017 Shooting Death of Woman
A former officer with the Dallas Police Department has been acquitted in the shooting death of 21-year-old Genevive Dawesin 2017.
February 14, 2020
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Jussie Smollett Indicted On New Charges Related to Alleged Attack
Actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted on six new charges of disorderly conduct, accusing him of filing false police reports claiming he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack last year.
February 11, 2020
A special Cook County grand jury handed down the new indictment on Tuesday, following a six-month investigation.
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MO Officer Told to 'Tone Down' Gayness Gets $10.25M Settlement
St. Louis County agreed to a $10.25 million settlement with an officer now promoted to lieutenant who had been passed over for promotion and sued the county in a workplace discrimination case.
February 11, 2020
The county agreed to pay Lt. Keith Wildhaber $7 million within 60 days, and another $3.25 million by Jan. 31, 2021.
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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Begins Jail Term in Texas
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has reported to a Texas prison to begin a three-year prison term.
February 7, 2020
Lee Baca
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CA Police Union Calls on Feds to Prosecute Man Charged with Attacking Officers After DA Drops Charges
The union representing officers with the San Francisco Police Department called on the federal government to prosecute a man who is accused of attacking officers with a bottle last month, but who now no longer faces criminal charges for that alleged assault.
January 28, 2020
Sf City Hall
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