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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 WriterNovember 27, 2018

Michigan Mother Suing Police Department for Son's Death in May OIS

In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, Michelle Reynolds says that police used excessive force and violated her 20-year-old son's civil rights in a confrontation outside the family's home in May.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

Trump Administration Gives Some Police Power to Troops Deployed at Southern Border

The Trump administration quietly issued a memo—signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly—allowing military troops deployed to the southern border to engage in some limited law enforcement capacity "that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2018

Minnesota Department Testing "BolaWrap" Restraint Device

The Chaska (MN) Police Department is the first in the state to test the new "BolaWrap" restraint device, which fires a length of Kevlar cord at a rate of 640 feet per second which then wraps around a resistive subject, immobilizing them so responding officers can safely approach and make an arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2018

Washington Chief Says Officers Will Not Enforce New Gun Laws

Chief Loren Culp of the Republic (WA) Police Department said on social media that he won't allow his department to enforce new regulations under newly passed which he said are unconstitutional.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2018

Ax-Wielding Man Accused of Causing OIS in Texas

Officers with the Laredo (TX) Police Department responded to calls of a man wielding an ax in a threatening manner, arriving at the scene to find a man fitting that description.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2018

Trial Begins for Man Charged with Shooting South Carolina Officer in 2013

Mark Blake Jr. is acting as his own lawyer—although he does have a public defender at his side in case he wants legal advice—as he stands accused of attempted murder of a police officer during a 2013 traffic stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2018

Supreme Court Rejects Officers' Lawsuit in Freddie Gray Case

The High Court agreed with a lower court ruling that Mosby has prosecutorial immunity in the case, declining to take up the appeal, and effectively ending the case in Mosby's favor.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2018

Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed by Illinois Police Files Lawsuit

The family of 26-year-old Jemel Roberson has filed a lawsuit seeking damages of more than $1 million.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2018

Washington Voters Back Changes to Deadly Force Standards

Law enforcement officers in Washington will face different standards for incidents involving deadly force now that Initiative 940 has reportedly passed with 60% of the vote statewide.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2018

Washington State Passes Ballot Measure to Further Regulate Guns

A state gun-regulations ballot measure seeking to make Washington's firearms laws among the strictest in the country passed Tuesday with 60% of the vote in election-night returns.

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