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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 WriterJuly 28, 2017

Man Sentenced to 25 Years in TN Officer's Fatal Shooting

A judge sentenced a Tennessee man to 25 years in federal prison Friday on charges connected to the fatal shooting of a police officer in 2015.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2017

2 Former Omaha Officers Charged With Assault in Man's Death

Douglas County, NE, Attorney Don Kleine announced Wednesday that he is charging two of the officers involved in attempts to subdue a mentally ill Oklahoma man who died after being shocked repeatedly with a conducted electrical weapon on June 5.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2017

Former TX Officer Indicted on Murder Charge, Says Shot Teen Out of Fear for Partner's Safety

A former Dallas-area police officer was indicted Monday on murder and other charges in a deadly April encounter in which authorities said he fired at a car, killing a 15-year-old passenger. The former officer says he fired because he feared for his partner's safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2017

NH Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

New Hampshire is now the 22nd state and the last in New England to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2017

WA Jury Awards $15 Million to Family of Man Killed in SWAT Incident

A federal court jury in Seattle has awarded nearly $15 million to the family and 9-year-old son of a man who a SWAT sniper shot and killed in Fife, WA, finding police had no reason to use deadly force.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2017

Jury Awards WI Family $7 Million Over Fatal Police Shooting of Suicidal Woman

A jury found two Madison, WI, police officers used "unreasonable force" when they shot and killed a 26-year-old woman who was pointing a gun at her head during a 2014 incident. The jury also awarded her family $7 million in damages following the Thursday verdict.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2017

Judge Rules CO Agency's Fitness Test Discriminates Against Female Officers

The test "shamed and ostracized" the 12 plaintiffs - many of them decorated officers with decades of service - while providing "meaningless" results, ruled U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2017

OR Deputy Sues Man Who Shot Him for $1 Million

A Lane County, OR, sheriff’s deputy has filed a nearly $1 million civil lawsuit against a man who used a semi-automatic AK-47-style rifle to shoot him nearly two years ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2017

Baton Rouge Officer Sues Black Lives Matter Claiming "Incitement" of Deadly Ambush Attack Last Year

A federal lawsuit accuses Black Lives Matter and five of the movement's leaders of inciting violence that led to a gunman's deadly ambush of police officers in Baton Rouge last summer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2017

Virginia Executes Cop Killer

Morva was sentenced to death in 2008 for murdering security guard Derrick McFarland and Montgomery County sheriff's Deputy Eric Sutphin during an escape from custody in 2006.

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