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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 9, 2012

N.H. Trooper's $1.5M False Imprisonment Award Overturned

A Merrimack County Superior Court judge this week vacated a jury verdict awarding $1.5 million to former state trooper James Conrad, ruling the state police had immunity from claims they falsely imprisoned Conrad in 2007.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2012

Ga. Man High On 'Bath Salts' Shook Off Multiple TASER Shots

Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police officers subdued a 21-year-old man who had ingested "bath salts" after hitting him with four TASER shots. Karl Laventure, 21, of Atlanta was arrested after threatening to eat customers at a golf range and screaming about rapper Tupac Shakur and religion.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2012

Transit Cop Stabbed In Eye Shoots, Kills Assailant

Officer John Barnett, 45, underwent more than four hours of surgery at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center after the assault. After the surgery, a doctor said the knife "almost severed his eyeball in half."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2012

Kelly Thomas' Father Sues Fullerton, Officers

The father of the homeless man who was fatally beaten by Fullerton (Calif.) Police officers filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and six officers on the anniversary of his son's death.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2012

Conn. Inmate Wanted Death by Oyster

A Connecticut man now on death row for killing three people during a violent 2007 home invasion told the Hartford Courant he concocted a story that he was a serial killer as a suicide ploy.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2012

$6.6M Paid To Settle LAPD Crash Death

The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $6.6 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal crash involving a speeding Los Angeles Police Department officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2012

Pursuit Suspect's Family Sues NYPD

The family of a fugitive who was shot and killed by New York Police Department officers after a three-mile pursuit through the Bronx has accused the department of causing his wrongful death.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2012

UC Davis Pepper Spray Report Must Include Officers' Names

A judge has ruled that the names of the UC Davis police officers involved in last November's pepper spraying incident must be released to the public.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2012

Calif. Officer's Killer Sentenced To Death

A judge Monday ordered Earl Ellis Green sentenced to death for fatally shooting Riverside police officer Ryan Bonaminio at point-blank range as the officer pleaded for his life.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2012

Supreme Court Bars Life Without Parole for Teen Killers

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that states may not impose mandatory life sentences without parole on juveniles, even if they have been convicted of taking part in a murder.

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