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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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Articlesby Jon AdlerJanuary 23, 2013

Misguided Legislation

Disabled federal agents face severe and unwarranted reductions to their Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) benefits should Title III of S. 1789, the "21st Century Postal Service Act," become law.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2013

Video: NYPD Sued Over Empire State Building Shooting

A North Carolina doctoral student wounded in the Empire State Building shooting sued the NYPD, arguing that officers need better training to deal with such confrontations in the future.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2013

Murderer Who Wanted Death Penalty Executed

A man who admitted to strangling two fellow prison inmates and threatened to continue killing until he received the death penalty was executed in Virginia by his preferred method, electric chair.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2013

New TASER X26P Uses Smart TASER Platform

The single-shot X26P is compact, and fires the same cartridges as the original X26. The new electronic control device integrates core elements of the Smart TASER platform from the TASER X2.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2013

James Holmes To Face Trial, Plea Delayed

The suspect accused of killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater will face a trial and enter a plea in March, a judge ruled Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2013

Warrantless DUI Tests Head To Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices showed unease Wednesday about letting police without a search warrant draw a blood sample from an unwilling drunken-driving suspect, but they also expressed sympathy for the urgency faced by officers in such traffic stops.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2013

Ind. Legislators Want More SROs in Schools

The legislation, filed by Sen. Pete Miller (R-Ind.), would set aside $10 million for the Indiana Safe School Fund that could be leveraged by local school corporations to hire trained law enforcement officers as school resource officers (SROs).

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2013

Pa. Cops TASER Cuffed Man In Jail

Family members of a man arrested for public intoxication and resisting arrest have questioned an officer's use of a TASER while he was being held at the Millvale (Pa.) Police station. Read the full story here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2013

Video: Pa. Cops TASER Cuffed Man In Jail

Family members and the attorney of a man arrested for public intoxication and resisting arrest have questioned an officer's use of a TASER while he was being held at the Millvale (Pa.) Police station.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2013

Aurora Officers Recount Bloody Theater Shooting

During a preliminary hearing for suspected theater shooter James Holmes, three Aurora (Colo.) Police officers recounted the carnage they encountered after responding to the July massacre.

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