Here’s Everything Trump Is Doing To Protect Bad Cops, Make Things Worse For Crime Victims
from the unlawfulness-and-disorder dept
Appeals Court: ‘Plain View’ Also Includes Using iPhone Camera Options To See Through Tinted Car Windows
As tech advances, the law mutates. In some cases (Riley, Carpenter) we get more protections. In other cases, we get fewer protections. This case dates back to 2022. Christopher Poller was a suspect Waterbury, Connecticut police officers were seeking to arrest. While surveilling his residence, officers approached his parked car. Poller wasn’t in it at the […]
Court Grants Immunity To DA Who Shared Nude Photos From A Searched Phone With Local Law Enforcement
From the being-awful-just-because-they-can dept
DOJ Issues Perhaps The Last Law Enforcement Investigation Report We’ll See For The Next Four Years
From the parting-shot-from-the-Civil-Rights-Division dept
Appeals Court: Permanently Injuring A 13-Year-Old Because He Wouldn’t Take His Hand Out Of His Pockets Isn’t A Rights Violation
Qualified immunity strikes again.
Mass Puppycide Ends Career Of Tennessee Deputy Who Probably Never Should Have Been A Cop
From the so-anyway-I-started-blasting dept
Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3
"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.
Where The Candidates Stand On Police Accountability And Reform
National Police Accountability Project breaks down the records of both candidates.
LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine
From the keystone-kops-handling-the-Drug-War dept
Ninth Circuit: No Immunity For Officer Who Shot Peaceful Protester In The Groin
From the thugs-gonna-thug dept
ABA Asks Cops To Pretty Please Stop Lying To Children To Extract Bogus Confessions
Apparently this is something we needed to say out loud in 2024.
Do Law School Rankings Affect Your Choice?
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Appeals Court Says Cop Whose Cop Dog Bit Another Cop Is Entitled To Qualified Immunity
From the welcome-to-the-resistance,-officer-dogbit dept
Judge Doesn’t Trust Wile E. Coyote On Roadrunners And He Doesn’t Trust Cops On Criminals
Probably shouldn't trust either on the proper use of explosives.
City Sued For $1 Million After Cop Murders A Tiny Dog For The Crime Of Being Lost
Estimates say cops kill 25-30 pet dogs a day.
Columbia Law Professors Respond To University’s Police Crackdowns On Campus Free Speech
I'd heed their worry about the rule of law being in danger -- if anyone can issue spot in fact patterns, it's them.