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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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Videosby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2014

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. Read Full Story Here.

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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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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2014

Driver Gets Year in Jail for Mass. Trooper's Death

A driver found guilty of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a state trooper from Brockton, Mass., was sentenced Monday to serve one year in jail, and he cannot drive for 15 years.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2014

N.Y. Cameraman Settles Suit Against Police Over Arrest for Taping Officer

A freelance videographer has settled a civil rights lawsuit against the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Police Department, after he was arrested following an order by a police sergeant to stop taping the arrest of a suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2014

High Court: 'Straw' Gun Purchases Illegal

The Supreme Court on Monday deemed "straw" purchases of firearms illegal, delivering a huge win to advocates of stricter gun controls. The case, Abramski v. United States, centered on a former police officer who bought a Glock 19 handgun for his uncle.

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