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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 WriterJune 29, 2018

Video: Canadian Agency Arms Patrol Officers with 37mm Launchers for Less-Lethal Response

“If we look at known objects out in the world, we can equate the AR-1 baton to about one-and-a-half times the energy of somebody being struck by a 100-mile-per-hour fast ball or roughly the same energy as somebody being struck by the fastest slapshot ever recorded,” said Staff Sgt. Jason Bobrowich.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2018

Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy Announces Retirement

Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he is retiring from the Supreme Court.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

Supreme Court Bans Mandatory Fees for Public Employee Unions

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police officers, teachers, and other public employees cannot be forced to pay dues or fees to support their unions.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 22, 2018

Best of POLICE: Our 12 Most Popular Articles

We're doing a new kind of index in this Buyer's Guide issue in the form of a gallery of our 12 most popular articles based on website visits.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

SCOTUS: Tracking Cell Tower Location Data Requires a Warrant

In a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that police must first obtain a search warrant before examining location data — cell tower records that can show a person’s movement for long periods of time — stored on a subject’s mobile phone.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2018

Washington to Allow Non-citizens to Apply for Police Jobs

Legislators in Washington state passed Senate Bill 6145, which changes the qualifications for police and firefighter jobs to include “legal permanent residents” with a clean criminal record.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2018

NYPD Officers Can Sue to Keep Disciplinary Records Secret

The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association lawsuit maintains that releasing the files violates Section 50-a of the 1976 state civil rights law—which bars releasing disciplinary files.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2018

Case of CA Deputy Killing Subject Carrying Pellet Gun Headed for SCOTUS

The United States Supreme Court is being asked to shield Deputy Erick Gelhaus from being sued by the parents of Andy Lopez, the 13-year-old who in October of 2013 was carrying a pellet gun that closely resembled an AK-47 when Gelhaus fatally shot him.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2018

Former St. Louis Officer Sues Prosecutor, IA Investigator Over Murder Charge

The suit alleges former Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce lied to a judge in order to secure Stockley’s arrest and that former St. Louis police internal affairs investigator Kirk Deeken made false claims about evidence to grand jurors that led to Stockley’s indictment.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2018

31 Orlando Officers Sued Over Response to Pulse Nightclub Massacre

A new federal lawsuit claims a city police officer acting as a security guard didn't do his job and more than two dozen of his colleagues failed in their duties or violated the civil rights of surviving victims after the 2016 Orlando, FL, nightclub massacre.

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