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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, 2013

Texas Inmate Executed for Causing Death of CO During Escape

Jerry Martin, 43, apologized to the family of Susan Canfield, who suffered a fatal head injury when Martin and another inmate escaped from a work detail at the Wynne Unit on Sept. 24, 2007.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2013

Va. Sheriff's Office Denied Immunity in Standoff Fire Lawsuit

The Sullivan County (Va.) Sheriff’s Office’s lost its bid for immunity against being sued for burning down a mobile home during a botched standoff two years ago.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeNovember 11, 2013

Searching “Fleeting Targets”

A fleeting targets search may be made at any time and any place where you have lawful access and PC.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013

Video: N.M. Man Sues Officers, Agencies, Hospital Over Anal Probes

David Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures, including X-rays, digital probes of his anus, three enemas, and a colonoscopy. No narcotics were found.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2013

Family Files Suit Over Calif. Airsoft Shooting

The claim is a precursor to a civil rights lawsuit that an attorney for the family of Andy Lopez Cruz said would be filed Monday at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2013

Lawsuit Charges LAPD Detective with Ignoring Cold Case Evidence

A veteran cold case detective ignored a key piece of evidence in an unsolved slaying, delaying for several years the eventual discovery that Stephanie Lazarus, a Los Angeles police officer, was guilty of the killing, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2013

Detroit Officer Wounded In Gunfight Dies

A Detroit Police officer struck by gunfire by a murder suspect in April has succumbed to his wounds. Officer Patrick Hill died Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2013

SCOTUS Leaning Against Sheriff's Killer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of a Kansas man's attempt to overturn his conviction for killing Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels in January of 2005.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2013

Grand Jury Clears Dallas Officer In Fatal OIS

A Dallas Police officer has been exonerated by a grand jury in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man who was choking the officer and had PCP in his system. Officer Clark Staller will not face criminal charges in the death of Clinton Allen.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2013

Calif. Law Requires Juvenile Interrogation Videotaping

A new California law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday requires police agencies to videotape interrogations of juvenile suspects in homicide cases to prevent false confessions.

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