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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 WriterOctober 7, 2016

Marijuana Legalization Leading In All States Where On November Ballot

Marijuana advocates are heading into the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with the wind at their backs as the latest polling shows legalization measures currently favored by voters in all five states where they're on the ballot.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2016

Federal Judge Dismisses Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Police During Ferguson Protests

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a $40 million civil rights lawsuit that alleged police used excessive force against protesters in Ferguson following the death of Michael Brown.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2016

Dallas Officer Sues Black Lives Matter for Inciting Attacks on Police

A Dallas police sergeant has filed a federal lawsuit against Black Lives Matter leaders, President Obama, George Soros and others for allegedly inciting racial violence against law enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2016

NC Prosecutors Will Seek Death Penalty for Accused Cop Killer

The Cleveland County (NC) District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday they will be seeking the death penalty in the trial of accused cop killer Irving Fenner Jr.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2016

Aryan Gang Member Gets 28 Years for Shooting at CO Officer

A Colorado Springs, CO, felon once considered a person of interest in the 2013 slaying of Colorado's top prison official, pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to kill a police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2016

U.S. Court Upholds Gun Buying Ban for Medical-Marijuana Users

Gun purchases are off limits in the U.S. to anyone who uses medical marijuana or holds a state-approved medicinal marijuana card, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2016

Appeals Court Rules Residency In Marijuana Legal State Not Justification for Police Search

By a 2-1 vote, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said two Kansas Highway Patrol officers violated the constitutional rights of Colorado motorist Peter Vasquez in December 2011 by pulling him over and searching his car after he had been driving alone at night on Interstate 70.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016

Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Shooting Louisiana Sergeant

A man who shot a Jennings, LA, police officer in 2014 was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016

New Mexico Governor Wants to Restore the Death Penalty

New Mexico's governor is reframing the death penalty debate as the proper response to recent police killings, including one officer killed Friday in her own state.

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Articlesby Ron MartinelliAugust 12, 2016

Who Really Should Take De-Escalation Training?

It’s not the police, it’s the public who are ignorant of the law and need additional civil rights and civil responsibility education.

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