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Section: Point of Law
Point of Law
Point of Law: Using Informants to Conduct Searches
While investigating a public employee, the FBI used a disgruntled associate to search for evidence. It didn’t go well.
October 14, 2022
Point of Law
Editorial: Redefining “Safety”
The SAFE-T Act, set to take effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day, will strain police budgets and endanger officers and the public.
October 14, 2022
Point of Law
NY Cop Killer to Soon be Paroled
Anthony Blanks, now 69, was convicted of first-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in 1978 for the veteran officer's killing. He was sentenced to 25 years to life.
October 13, 2022
Point of Law
Former Louisville Officer Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force During Anti-Police Protest
Katie R. Crews, 29, admitted in a plea hearing Tuesday that she fired a pepperball that struck Machelle McAtee on June 1, 2020, outside a popular barbecue restaurant. At the time, law enforcement authorities were attempting to enforce a city curfew intended to contain weeks of public protests after Taylor was killed during a police raid of her apartment
October 13, 2022
Point of Law
Woman Seriously Injured in 2016 Chicago Vehicle Pursuit Awarded $4.5 Million
The woman's car was broadsided by the fleeing suspects. She had to be cut from her car, was in a coma for nearly two weeks, underwent 13 surgeries and was hospitalized for two months.
October 5, 2022
Point of Law
Point of Law: Drafting Vehicle Pursuit Directives
Agencies can manage risk and provide accountability with a well-written pursuit policy.
August 31, 2022
Point of Law
LA County Sheriff and Fire Ordered to Pay Kobe Bryant’s Widow and Co-Plaintiff $31 Million Over Crash Photos
Vanessa Bryant and Chris Chester sued Los Angeles County for "emotional distress and mental anguish after learning members of the department had shared photos of the victims' remains."
August 25, 2022
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
Point of Law: Reasonable Force and De-Escalation
A Texas officer was sued after he shot and killed a man who fled a traffic stop with the officer clinging to the Vehicle. Was he entitled to qualified immunity?
August 17, 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
Point of Law: Responding to First Amendment Audits
In most cases, people have a right to video officers on duty. Agencies must be prepared to deal with these “auditors” in a constitutionally sound manner.
July 6, 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
Point of Law: First Amendment Audits and The Law
Every law enforcement officer needs to know what the courts have said about the public’s right to video you performing your duties.
June 15, 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
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