Privacy and Workplace Computers
The FBI conducted an investigation into workplace Internet activities of Jeffrey Brian Ziegler, Director of Operations for a Montana-based Internet services provider.
View ArticleDenver PD Cops overwhelm Court System
There’s a younger, more gung-ho, aggressive police force in Denver these days and their proactive crime fighting tactics has meant a whopping 73 percent increase in misdemeanor arrests over just two...
View ArticleChanges in Disability Law
When it comes to things like changes in policies effecting injured police officers, a little tweak can bring huge consequences.
View Article9th Circuit Court is a Joke
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeal continues its quest to be the least respected group of jurists in the United States with another decision worthy of ridicule.
View ArticlePrison Guard Awarded $850,000 in Sexual Harassment Suit
The New York State Division of Human Rights awarded a lesbian prison guard $850,000 after a judge said she had been subjected to mental and physical threats by a co-worker at a New York prison. The...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Examines Lybarger Rule
Earlier this year, these authors discussed the pending California Supreme Court case of Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara, reviewing a decision where the Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed the...
View ArticleNo liability
Under the “professional rescuer” rule, a highway trooper in Utah who was injured while responding to an accident can’t sue the driver at fault, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled. The trooper was struck...
View ArticlePorn termination upheld
The termination of an Arizona police officer for participating in his wife's business venture has been upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as the court in Dible v. City of Chandler, 2007...
View ArticleIndictments could be huge
A chief and his lieutenant have been indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges after a mentally ill woman was shot and killed by police officers. The commanders were not on the scene and did not...
View ArticleDo "POBRA" protections apply to officers?
Van Winkle Court Distinguishes Dicta In CCPOA v. State of California, Holding That POBRA Is Inapplicable To "Solely Criminal" Investigations What Was At Stake In this Case?
View ArticleF.O.P. sues sheriff, seeks clarity
In an unusual move, the union representing deputies with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in Florida has filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Bob White and the County Commission. The FOP’s lawsuit seeks to...
View ArticleShameful inequality persists
James Booker doesn’t have to look too far back to remember the bad old days. There was still a “whites only” sign hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the...
View ArticleHigh Court backs cops
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that police can conduct searches and seize evidence after arrests that may have violated state law. The high court ruling comes from a case out of Portsmouth, Virginia,...
View ArticleNoose display now a felony
The act of displaying a noose as a threat now is a felony in New York under legislation signed recently by Gov. David A. Paterson. The new crime will be punishable by up to four years in prison. “It is...
View ArticleDeath for cop killers
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that a person found guilty of murdering a law enforcement officer is eligible for the death penalty, even if the killer did not know the victim was an officer at the...
View ArticleNo "Hands Up" For Pants Down
According to a report by the Associated Press, a judge in Florida has decided a local law banning sagging pants is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail. Julius Hart, 17, was...
View ArticleState's attorney won't prosecute cases with DEA
In Florida, State Attorney Willie Meggs has told state and local law-enforcement agencies that he will no longer prosecute cases that involve federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents. Meggs'...
View ArticleThe Federal court gamble
Newly analyzed data from federal court records show that workers bringing employment discrimination lawsuits increasingly fare poorly in the federal courts, according to a groundbreaking report...
View ArticlePrivacy concerns ignored
In Maryland, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin has ruled that the county’s plan to record conversations in police cruisers does not violate the state’s wiretap laws or infringe on...
View ArticleCops lose on stand-by pay bid
In Texas, McAllen police officers are not owed thousands of dollars in back pay for hours they spent on-call, a Hidalgo County jury ruled recently. Forty-four members of the city’s largest police union...
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