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In Johnson v. City of Miami Beach, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals let a plaintiff sue an officer for striking him while in custody and secure.
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The July 2016 protest took place outside the Baton Rouge Police Department in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling. The plaintiff officer was injured during the demonstration when he was struck by a rock or a similar object.
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on whether officers can use deadly force to stop a suspect from driving away in some circumstances.
Read More →The suit stemmed from a scandal that erupted in 2019, when a website dubbed the Plain View Project published a database of offensive social media posts made by police officers in several cities, including Philadelphia.
Read More →Assembly Bill 742 would have prohibited police unleashing K-9s for apprehension or crowd control except in cases of imminent threat of severe bodily harm or death, effectively making a dog bite the same level on the use-of-force continuum as deadly force.
Read More →Officers say they can no longer work as undercover officers and in some cases may not be able to work in policing at all going forward after the release of personal information.
Read More →In a unanimous reversal Tuesday, three judges from the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision last year that granted immunity to Wende Kerl, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer who fatally shot Franklin.
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Rifle cases come in many forms, but hard cases may offer the ultimate protection. What features do you need to consider when shopping for a new case?
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The 1990's Crime Bill had major impact on public safety, now we need to go back to locking up career criminals again.
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Thin Blue Defend gives officers a tool for recording and maintaining personal information about use-of-force incidents that can support their cases if they are prosecuted or sued.
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