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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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ProductsDecember 1, 2008

AD11-V Handheld Metal Detector

Adams Electronics’ model AD11-V has the simultaneous audio/visual alarm facility standard on all the company’s handheld metal detectors. But it also has the ability, via a two-position rocker switch, to switch the detector to either standard "audio/visual" setting or "vibration only” mode. This feature gives the AD11-V the ability to alert the operator of a potential weapon silently.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeDecember 1, 2008

The Young and the Arrestless

Notwithstanding the explosion of youth criminality, the court has largely continued to treat juvenile offenders in a more lenient and paternalistic fashion than adults.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2008

LAPD Officer Awarded $2.25 Million in Harassment Case

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday awarded $2.25 million to a police officer who said she was discriminated against and sexually harassed by her male colleagues and supervisors, and then retaliated against when she complained.

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ProductsNovember 1, 2008

Super Star Less-Lethal Rounds

Lightfield has developed a full line of Less Lethal Law Enforcement ammunition that improves the overall utility of the 12-gauge platform. This ammunition is accurate, effective, affordable and designed to address range specific applications. The SuperStar is a close-range less-lethal impact projectile intended for direct fire at targets between 2 and 15 yards.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2008

Deputy Uses TASER to Subdue Knife-Wielding Michigan Woman

A former Milford High School student held a knife to a teacher's throat before asking deputies to shoot her. A deputy from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office then used his TASER ECD to safely prevent the former student from taking her own life.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2008

Al Sharpton on Trial, Not Cops, Judge Says

A Manhattan judge warned Monday he won't let the Rev. Al Sharpton argue the history of police brutality in his minitrial over protests after the Sean Bell verdict. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Larry Stephen cut off a lawyer for one of Sharpton's co-defendants who brought up other questionable police shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2008

Soros-Backed California Ballot Proposition Would Overhaul Sentencing of Drug Offenders

The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act, funded in part by billionaire George Soros, would be "the most ambitious sentencing and prison reform in U.S. history," according to the Drug Policy Alliance Network, a primary sponsor.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2008

Georgia Officer’s Family Angered by Execution Delay

Arm-in-arm with the Rev. Al Sharpton, Troy Davis’ exultant family and a busload of supporters sang, wept and prayed Tuesday when they learned he was granted a temporary reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court just hours before he was to be executed.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeSeptember 1, 2008

No Explanation Required

In your search warrant affidavits, your reports, and your testimony you have to lay out the basis of your suspicions and justify every detention, arrest, search, seizure, entry, and use of force.

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Articlesby D.P. Van BlaricamSeptember 1, 2008

He Flees: To Pursue or Not To, That Is the Question

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision shielding police officers from being sued in federal court for deaths and injuries to innocent citizens resulting form high-speed chases should not be viewed as an invitation to law officers.

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