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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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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2011

Toronto Cop Threatened To TASER Prisoners

A Toronto Police officer admitted he threatened to TASER two prisoners in the testicles to force the duo to help him catch a suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2011

Toronto Cop Pleads Guilty To Threatening To TASER Prisoners

A Toronto cop's threat to TASER suspects' testicles was condemned as "disgraceful, unacceptable and shocking" Monday by a Toronto Police spokesman.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeFebruary 7, 2011

'Don't Talk To My Client!'

The Constitution does not forbid you to talk to a person just because that person has an attorney, or just because the attorney tells you not to do it. Instead, the law focuses on whether the suspect is willing to talk without his or her attorney present.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2011

Six States Consider Allowing Guns On College Campuses

Proposed laws in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas would bring new gun rights to students, teachers and others who attend college campuses.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2011

California Officer Shot During Pat-Down Search

An officer was conducting a pat-down search of a male in a group of two males and two females. The man got nervous, went to the ground, then got up, pulled out a gun and shot twice at the officer. Neither bullet hit the officer, although one struck his car. The officer did not return fire.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2011

Arizona Law Would Allow Guns On Campus

The Arizona Legislature is considering several new gun laws, including a "Firearms Omnibus" bill that would make Arizona the second state in the nation to require universities and communities to allow guns on campus and one of 10 that permit guns inside public government buildings such as the state Capitol.

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ProductsJanuary 28, 2011

Triton Tri-Tail Bean Bag Round

ALS Technologies' Triton is a 12-gauge Tri-Tail Stabilized 40-gram ballistic bag. This round produces a painful and powerful blunt impact, reducing your liability profile in relation to lethal ammunition.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2011

Buffalo Airport Officer Took Home 1,000 Confiscated Items

The officer, who works for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, acknowledged the thefts after the airport implemented a new inventory system and supervisors noticed the missing items.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2011

California Agency Pays $150,000 To Settle Suit With Lieutenant

Lt. Robin Heinemann, who won a class action settlement against the department in 1998 after suing for sexual harassment, said conditions in the department deteriorated again to the point that "she simply couldn't take it any more."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2011

SCOTUS Appears To Give Police More Leeway In Searches

In the past, the high court has said officers need a search warrant to enter a home, but during arguments in a drug case, the court's conservatives said they favored relaxing that rule when police say they have a need to act fast.

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