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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 WriterOctober 11, 2012

Police: Student Took LSD Before Ala. Campus Shooting

Investigators say that a nude, 18-year old University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before a campus police officer fatally shot him early Saturday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2012

Video: NYPD Cop Calls Teen 'F**king Mutt' During Stop-and-Frisk

An NYPD officer told a 16-year-old student he stopped him because he was "a f**king mutt" in audio captured by the teen and included in a report from The Nation criticizing the agency's stop-and-frisk policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2012

Former Ala. Trooper Who Murdered Trooper Girlfriend Leaves Prison

A onetime Alabama trooper who fatally shot his trooper girlfriend as she sat in her patrol car left prison Sunday after serving a 25-year prison sentence for the crime.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeOctober 10, 2012

Publicity Can Be Costly

As private citizens, reporters are not bound by the Fourth Amendment. You are. Private citizens generally can't be sued for violating someone's Fourth Amendment rights. You can. Read on.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2012

N.Y. Court: Shooting Victim Can Sue Gunmaker

A former high school athlete who was shot in 2003 may sue the companies that made and distributed the handgun used in the crime under an appellate court ruling.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2012

Ala. Campus Cop Shoots, Kills Student In 'Fighting Stance'

A muscular, naked 18-year-old student was shot by a University of South Alabama Police officer early Saturday morning after the student "repeatedly rushed toward the officer and challenged the officer in a fighting stance," according to a statement from the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2012

UC Davis Settles for $1M Over Pepper Spraying

The university will pay $1 million as part of the settlement. This includes a total of $730,000 to the named plaintiffs and others who were arrested or pepper-sprayed on Nov. 18. It will also include up to $250,000 in costs and attorney fees.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2012

Court: Man Can Sue LAPD Over Allegedly Forced Confession

A Los Angeles man who spent 19 years in prison for murders he did not commit will be able to sue the LAPD for allegedly coercing his confession, a panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2012

Former Pa. Cop Sues Agency, Claims Sexual Harassment

A former female Telford Borough (Pa.) Police officer is suing the borough, the police department, the chief and two officers, claiming she was sexually harassed, intimidated, and wrongfully fired.

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