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Section: Point of Law
Point of Law
ACLU Sues Arizona Over 8-Foot Restriction on Filming Police
The law states that people cannot record the law enforcement activity if they know or reasonably should know that the activity is occurring. They are also are prohibited from recording if an officer has warned them about capturing the incident within 8 feet.
August 24, 2022
Point of Law
4 Current and Former Officers Face Federal Charges Over Breonna Taylor Raid
Former Louisville Metro Police detective Joshua Jaynes, 40, who was fired for lying on the search warrant that led to the deadly 2020 raid at Taylor's apartment, was taken into custody Thursday morning by the FBI
August 4, 2022
Point of Law
MA Agency Released from 1972 Consent Decree
According to Springfield Police, the Massachusetts’s Attorney General’s Office informed Springfield Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood Monday that a judge removed the Springfield Police Department from the 1972 Castro v. Beecher Federal Consent Decree.
July 26, 2022
Point of Law
Murder Charge Against Former NM Officer Accused of Using Chokehold Dismissed
The charge against Christopher Smelser, 29, was dropped by Judge Douglas Driggers via a directed verdict after half an hour of arguments.
July 15, 2022
Point of Law
Justice Department Investigating NYPD’s Special Victims Division
DOJ said in a press release the investigation will include a comprehensive review of the policies, procedures and training for SVD investigations of sexual assault crimes, including how SVD interacts with survivors and witnesses, collects evidence and completes investigations...
June 30, 2022
Point of Law
Supreme Court Rules Officers Can’t be Sued for Miranda Violations
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion that “a violation of Miranda is not itself a violation of the Fifth Amendment” and “we see no justification for expanding Miranda to confer a right to sue” under the federal law known as Section 1983.
June 24, 2022
Point of Law
National Police Association Sues CBP Over Agents Accused of “Whipping” Migrants
The NPA filed the lawsuit after DHS and CBP State failed to reply to a February 22, 2022, FOIA request.
June 16, 2022
Point of Law
Retired WI Sergeant Sues TV Station Over Report Saying He Shot Man
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Dane County Circuit Court by Brookfield attorney William Rettko on behalf of Mark D. Wagner Jr., alleges that even after WKOW became aware of the error, the station “ran the false story at least once.”
June 2, 2022
Point of Law
CA Cop Killer Gets 15-Year Sentence
The property owner did not tell the responding deputies that Vasquez Orozco and another worker, Ramiro Morales, were in the garden protecting the crop, nor did he warn them that Vasquez Orozco was armed with a firearm
May 17, 2022
Point of Law
Oakland Police Consent Decree Oversight Could End Next Year
For nearly two decades a court-appointed monitor has overseen whether the OPD is meeting more than 50 reform mandated actions. The monitors reports are then reviewed by a judge.
May 13, 2022
Point of Law
Lawsuit Dismissed Against Kenosha Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake
Federal court records show Blake and Officer Rusten T. Sheskey came to an agreement through their attorneys that the suit be dismissed with prejudice and without costs or fees to either party.
May 10, 2022
Point of Law
IN Attorney General Suing Black Lives Matter Over Use of Donations
The lawsuit demands BLM respond to investigative demands filed in February of this year.
May 2, 2022
Point of Law
Chauvin Appeals Murder Conviction Over Floyd In-Custody Death
Chauvin asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a court filing Monday to reverse his conviction, reverse and remand for a new trial in a new venue, or order a resentencing.
April 28, 2022
Point of Law
New Law Says NJ Cops Can Smoke Pot Off Duty, Officials May Change It
Last week, just ahead of the start of legal recreational marijuana sales this week, New Jersey acting Attorney General Matt Platkin issued a memo to all law enforcement chief executives reminding them that law enforcement agencies in the state cannot take “any adverse action against any officers because they do or do not use cannabis off duty.”
April 20, 2022
Point of Law
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Malicious Prosecution
On Monday, the Supreme Court sided 6-to-3 with Thompson in declaring that he did not have to show an "affirmative indication of innocence."
April 5, 2022
Point of Law
Chicago Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo
"Officer Stillman reacted to the perceived threat presented by Adam Toledo, who he believed at the time was turning toward him to shoot him," Cook County (IL) State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said.
March 16, 2022
Point of Law
Grand Jury Finds Portland Officer Acted Lawfully in Fatally Shooting Carjacking Suspect
Multnomah County prosecutors announced Thursday the grand jury’s finding of a “not true bill” — a legal term stating an act was lawful — in the fatal Dec. 6 police shooting of Brandon L. Keck.
March 11, 2022
Point of Law
Retired Officer Denied Qualified Immunity in 2017 Case Alleging Use of TASER on Suspect's Testicles
Johnny Wheatcroft and his family sued the city of Glendale, then-Officer Matthew Schneider and two other officers in 2018, claiming Schneider repeatedly used a TASER on Wheatcroft after he was handcuffed and detained following a traffic stop.
March 10, 2022
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