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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 WriterDecember 5, 2017

Baltimore Drops More Criminal Cases Due to Alleged Police Misconduct

Prosecutors also said they have dropped or will drop more than 200 cases linked to officers involved in the body-camera incidents if more time isn't granted for additional investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2017

Former Baltimore Sgt. Indicted; Slain Detective Died Before Testifying

Davis reiterated that Det. Sean Suiter was not ever the target of an FBI Investigation. Suiter was set to give grand jury testimony in this case a day after he was fatally shot in West Baltimore.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 29, 2017

Philando Castile's Girlfriend Settles Lawsuit for $800K

The St. Anthony (MN) City Council, facing “threatened litigation,” voted Tuesday night to pay Diamond Reynolds and her young daughter a $675,000 settlement in connection with the 2016 police shooting of Philando Castile.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 28, 2017

NY Family Paid $4.5 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over Police Shooting of Hostage

Andrea Rebello, 21, of Tarrytown, New York, was fatally shot by an officer during a botched home invasion that also killed the gunman.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2017

Supreme Court to Review Need for Warrant for Cellphone Tower Data

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears its latest case about privacy in the digital age. At issue is whether police generally need a warrant to review the records.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 17, 2017

Baltimore Lt. Cleared of All Administrative Charges in Freddie Gray Case

Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted on administrative charges that he neglected police procedures during the arrest of Freddibale Gray.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2017

Utah Jury Rules Sheriff’s Sergeant was Justified in Shooting Woman After Chase

A Utah jury has rejected a claim in a lawsuit that a Morgan County Sheriff’s sergeant used excessive force when he shot a woman in the left eye at the end of a 2012 police chase.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2017

Video: CA Officers Take Down Carjacking Suspect with Less-Lethal Projectile

A 27-year-old carjacking suspect was in custody late Wednesday evening after police shot him with a less-lethal round at the end of a pursuit in Long Beach, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2017

Texas Back In Federal Court Over Anti-"Sanctuary Cities" Law

Attorneys for the state of Texas were set to head back before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday to defend the state’s new immigration enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, against charges that the measure is discriminatory and violates the U.S. Constitution.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2017

Idaho Cop Killer Gets Death Penalty

Coeur d'Alene, ID, police, prosecutors, and family members of slain police Sgt. Greg Moore thanked the community Monday in a press conference after convicted killer Jonathan D. Renfro was sentenced to death in Coeur d'Alene's First District Court.

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