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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 WriterJune 17, 2013

Texas Woman Accuses Cop of Excessive Force

Vanessa Aguilar is seeking unspecified damages in a lawsuit that accuses Officer Juan Rangel of grabbing her by the neck, slamming her to the ground and punching her before attempting to place her in handcuffs.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJune 14, 2013

Shots Fired: Carbondale, Illinois 01/29/2007

When Officer John Doogan and his partner arrived at the cottage house on Beveridge Street, all they knew was that it was a domestic call and that such calls took all shapes and forms. Neither officer knew just how out of control things had gotten before their arrival and how bad things were about to get.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2013

Fla. Executes Inmate In CO's Death

The state of Florida administered a lethal injection Wednesday to a death row inmate convicted of killing a corrections officer during a botched jail break nearly three decades ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2013

Video: Detroit Cop Says Fatal Raid Shooting Not Negligent

The Detroit Police tactical operator accused of negligently causing a 7-year-old's death testified Thursday that he constantly thinks about a shooting he said was accidental.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2013

Troubled Ex-Cop Killed In Ga. Evidence Room

A former Sardis (Ga.) Police officer once nicknamed "Robocop" was fatally shot by a current officer early Monday after he was found in the station's evidence room wielding an ax.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2013

N.Y. Bill Would Make Harassing Cops a Felony

The New York state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would make it a felony to annoy a police officer. The bill would make aggravated harassment of an officer a crime punishable by up to four years in prison.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeJune 7, 2013

Forced Blood From Impaired Drivers

The Supreme Court has made it more difficult for law enforcement officers to obtain the most probative evidence of impaired driving—a measure of the alcohol concentration in a sample of the suspect's blood.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 6, 2013

Naked Fla. Man TASERed While 'Proposing Marriage'

Casselberry (Fla.) Police officers TASERed a 22-year-old man after he knocked on a door, stripped naked, and spat on an officer's face. Thomas Edwards told responding officers he came to the house to propose marriage to his girlfriend, who had told him to strip naked.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 5, 2013

Fourth Amendment Blues

Essentially, because of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. And the public has no sympathy whatsoever for your precarious position.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2013

Video: Ariz. Rough Arrest Captured on TASER Axon

The Mesa (Ariz.) Police Department countered a civilian accusation of excessive force by releasing on-body officer video showing an escalating physical confrontation with a non-compliant suspect who had refused to leave a convenience store.

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