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Section: Point of Law
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Video: Family Expected to Sue Charlotte Police Over 2016 Fatal OIS That Sparked Riots
The district attorney determined the officer who pulled the trigger was justified in the shooting. CMPD also cleared the officer of any wrongdoing in its internal investigation.
August 21, 2018
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Video: Illinois Police Test New Device that Ensnares Resistive Subject
Police officers in Illinois are testing a new restraint weapon designed to fire an 8-foot Kevlar tether — at a range of up to 25 feet — that then ensnares resistive subjects in a high-tech lasso. When the device is activated, a 9mm blank propels the rope from the cartridge. The new handheld device — known as the BolaWrap — costs $800 and each tether cartridge costs $30.
August 14, 2018
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Georgia Chief Defends TASER Use on 87-Year-Old Knife-Wielding Woman
Chatsworth Police Chief Josh Etheridge defends his officer's deployment of a TASER on an 87-year-old woman because she refused to comply with commands to put down a knife she was holding near the property of the local Boys and Girls Club.
August 14, 2018
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California's High Court Rules in Favor of Police in Pursuit Accident Case
On Monday, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a police department whose policy requires 100% of its officers to certify they have read and understood the vehicle-pursuit protocol is not liable for an accident even if all its members failed to sign.
August 14, 2018
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California Officer Fatally Shoots Resisting, Chain-Wielding Suspect
When an officer located the suspect, he began swinging it at the officer. The officer reportedly commanded the suspect several times to drop the chain, then fired an ECD device. When the ECD failed to be effective, the officer fired his duty pistol, striking the suspect at least once, police said.
August 10, 2018
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Video: LAPD Releases Footage of Officers Shooting Knife Wielding Man After Ineffective Less-Lethal Deployment
A man suspected of stabbing his wife withstood beanbag rounds, a TASER deployment, and numerous gunshots but kept coming at officers, according to body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
August 6, 2018
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Extradited Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Agent Brian Terry's Slaying
A man extradited to the United States from Mexico this week has pleaded not guilty to charges of pulling the trigger in the slaying of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Arizona eight years ago.
August 3, 2018
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Victims, Families of Pulse Shooting Must Re-File Lawsuit Against Police
U.S. District Judge Paul Byron said the suit was not specific enough "to allow the city of Orlando and the police officers to make an adequate defense" and gave the group two weeks to file another complaint.
August 2, 2018
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Video: Judges Rule Trump Supporters Attacked in San Jose Can Sue Police
The lawsuit claims San Jose police funneled Trump supporters leaving a June 2016 rally right into the middle of a crowd of counter-protesters, who quickly surrounded and attacked them.
July 30, 2018
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Florida Department's "Legal Tip of the Day" Wins National Award
The Miami-Dade Police Department was recently recognized by the National Association of Counties — which bestows annual awards for new projects that support responsible and effective government — for its "Legal Tip of the Day" program.
July 27, 2018
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Colorado Sheriff Joins Effort to Pass Law to Keep Guns from Mentally Ill
Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock has joined with 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in a renewed effort to create a "red flag law" in Colorado that would allow guns to be confiscated from the severely mentally ill.
July 26, 2018
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Chicago Investigator Says Bosses Ordered Him to Lie about OIS Probes
Kelvin Lett—a former police misconduct investigator for the Chicago Police Department—claimed in a lawsuit filed Sunday that he was fired "after he refused to give false testimony to make a shooting by an officer seem like it was not justified."
July 24, 2018
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3 Men Convicted of Florida Deputy's Murder Avoid Death Penalty
Three men convicted in the fatal shooting of Broward County (FL) Deputy Brian Tephford won't receive the death penalty.
July 17, 2018
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California Supreme Court to Rule on Collisions in Police Pursuits
The California Supreme Court will soon decide whether a lawsuit against the Gardena (CA) Police Department can go forward, and the outcome of that decision could affect whether or not people hurt and families of those killed during police pursuits will be more likely to win compensation from cities and counties.
July 17, 2018
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Parkland Students File Suit Against Broward Sheriff, Other Officials
Survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have filed a federal lawsuit against Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel, and other law enforcement officials.
July 12, 2018
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Former Ohio Chief Says City Officials Retaliated Against Him
Former Akron (OH) Police Chief James Nice — who served in that role between 2011 and 2017 before being forced from the job amid accusations that he made racist remarks — filed a lawsuit on Tuesday saying that that city officials retaliated against him for not showing loyalty to Mayor Dan Horrigan.
July 11, 2018
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Florida Officials Try to Keep Video of Attack at Parkland School Hidden
Attorneys for the Broward County School Board and Broward State Attorney's Office argued in court on Tuseday that releasing the surveillance footage of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February "could put the school's safety in jeopardy."
July 11, 2018
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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
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