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Point of Law: The Limits of Electronic Searches

Can an individual be prosecuted for despicable criminal conduct based on evidence obtained in violation of the United States Constitution? Ultimately, the Ninth Circuit judges wrote, “In the circumstances of this case (United States v. Holcomb, 23-469 (9th Cir. 2025)), respect for the Constitution and the rule of law requires an answer of “no.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2013

Video: Texas Cop Rammed with Stolen Truck

A fleeing suspect rammed a Eustace (Texas) Police officer Saturday with a stolen truck and was later shot and killed by an off-duty Garland Police officer working security at a Wal-Mart.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2013

Killing Police Animals Now a Felony In New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that now makes it a felony to kill a police dog or horse, increasing the penalty from a misdemeanor when the law goes into effect in November.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2013

Texas Police Enter Wrong House, Kill Armed Homeowner

Two Fort Worth Police officers who fatally shot an armed homeowner told investigators that poor lighting caused them to go to the wrong house while investigating a burglary call.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2013

Calif. Officers Quell Brawl at Surfing Event

Huntington Beach (Calif.) Police officers arrested seven people, including a man who struck an officer with a skateboard, during a wild melee Sunday after the U.S. Open of Surfing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2013

Fla. Detective Describes Cinderblock Attack

A Miami-Dade Police detective on Wednesday testified about a nearly fatal attack three years ago when a cinderblock hurled from a building roof smashed his head.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2013

Fla. Officers Cleared In Schizophrenic Man's Death

A Broward County, Fla., grand jury has exonerated four Lauderhill Police officers who shot and killed a knife-wielding schizophrenic man at his front door two years ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2013

N.H. Medical Marijuana Law Bans Home Grow

New Hampshire became the nineteenth state in the nation to approve the use of medical marijuana for the terminally and chronically ill when Gov. Maggie Hassan signed House Bill 573 into law on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2013

Judge: Nebraska Troopers Must Return $1M To Stripper

The Nebraska State Patrol must return more than $1 million in suspected drug money seized during a traffic stop that belongs to a former stripper, a judge has ruled.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2013

Unrepentant Killer Gets Death for NYPD Slaying

A cop killer who executed two undercover NYPD detectives has again been sentenced to death by a federal jury in a case that has drawn attention for the overturning of the first death sentence and his affair with a prison guard.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2013

NYC Mayor Vetoes NYPD Oversight

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed a pair of measures to create an NYPD inspector general and allow people to sue over racial profiling by officers.

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