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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 WriterAugust 7, 2014

Video: Firefighter's Family Sues KC Officer Over Fatal Shooting

The family of a firefighter shot in downtown Kansas City, Mo., last December has filed a wrongful death suit in Jackson County court against off-duty Kansas City Police Officer Donald Hubbard.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2014

Texas Cop Killer Gets Death Penalty

A jury has decided the punishment for the man convicted of killing a Bellaire, Texas, police officer and an innocent bystander. Harlem Lewis has been sentenced to death.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2014

California Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for 1997 Deputy Murder

The California Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of the 1997 murder of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy, ruling that the gang member murdered the victim as an act of retaliation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2014

Hundreds of LAPD Officers Sue City Over Labor Issues

In a dozen lawsuits, hundreds of Los Angeles police officers claim the city violates fair labor standards by making them work through meal breaks and stiffing them for overtime.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2014

Video: Homeless Woman Sues CHP Over Videoed Force Incident

A woman seen on cellphone video being repeatedly punched by a CHP officer on the side of a Los Angeles freeway has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over the beating, her lawyer announced Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2014

Former LAPD Recruits Win Lawsuit Over Department

A judge Thursday upheld a jury’s award of more than $2 million apiece to five former Los Angeles police recruits who were denied the temporary city jobs they sought while recovering from injuries suffered during training at the police academy.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeJuly 11, 2014

Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest

Just when it looks like a rule is finally refined to the point of general understanding, the Supreme Court takes an unexpected turn, as it recently did on the subject of searching an arrestee's cell phone incident to his arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2014

Florida Officer Diagnosed with Cancer Sues Agency Over Termination

The former SWAT team member thought his potentially deadly cancer was the worst of his problems until he got a termination letter from Orange City leaders.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2014

Ohio Police Get More Time to Plant Tracking Devices

The Ohio Supreme Court is now giving law enforcement an extra week to install tracking devices after obtaining a search warrant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2014

Court Rules Officers Need Warrants to Search Arrestees' Phones

The old rules, Chief Justice Roberts said, cannot be applied to “modern cellphones, which are now such a pervasive and insistent part of daily life that the proverbial visitor from Mars might conclude they were an important feature of human anatomy.”

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