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Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
New Washington State Law Removes ‘Actual Malice’ Roadblock in Police Prosecutions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Two new Washington state laws have removed a statutory impediment to state prosecutors holding police officers accountable for reckless or negligent conduct. The measures eliminate the barrier of having to prove “malice” or …
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
The ‘Office Shuffle’: Ohio Police Recycle Bad Apples Among Rural Departments by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An Ohio police officer who resigns under a cloud of pending disciplinary action or who is fired may not have reached the end of a law enforcement career. In some Ohio towns, employment …
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Trenton Police Officers’ ‘Violent’ Comments Captured on Body Camera by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Trenton, New Jersey, police officers were captured on video making light of using flashlights to subdue suspects and ridiculing a critically injured gunshot victim suffering from a head wound. All of the incriminating comments were …
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
$42 Million Paid Out in Decade of New Jersey Police Criminality, Abuse by Local governments in New Jersey have had to pay out more than $42 million over the last 10 years because of police criminality and abuse, according to a new series of investigative reports by the Asbury Park …
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
First Circuit Modifies Emergency Aid Doctrine for Warrantless Entry of a Home by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit modified its position on the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement by announcing: “officers seeking to justify their warrantless entry …
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Texas Quietly Authorizes Nation’s First Public Safety Employees Treatment Courts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke With little opposition from either party, the Texas Legislature passed HB 3391, authorizing the creation of the nation’s first public safety employees treatment courts. The courts will allow police, firefighters, prison and jail guards, …
Qualified Immunity: The Supreme Court’s Unlawful Assault on Civil Rights and Police Accountability by Jay Schweikert by Jay Schweikert Our primary federal civil rights statute, colloquially called “Section 1983,” says that any state actor who violates someone’s constitutional rights may be sued in federal court. This remedy is crucial not just …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
“Get Out of Jail” Free Cards for Cops’ Family, Friends Cut by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (“PBA”), New York City’s largest police union, cut the number of “get out of jail free” cards given to officers for their friends and family. In years past, cops were …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Even Prosecutors Can’t Get Secret List of L.A. Cops With Credibility Problems by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell wants to give a secret list of approximately 300 untrustworthy cops to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, so prosecutors know who not to call …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Fired New Orleans Cops Just Move to Other Departments by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Dozens of New Orleans police officers who have been fired for misconduct were able to keep their badges and guns simply by switching to another police department, according to police personnel files and court documents. …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Video: A Two-Edged Sword by Michael Avery by Michael Avery A great deal has changed since I started bringing civil rights suits against the police almost 50 years ago. Some things are for the better, others for the worse. Unfortunately, there’s also much that hasn’t changed. The cops are still …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
$4.8 Million Settles Kansas City Police Shooting by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2017, the terms of a $4.8 million confidential settlement between the Kansas City Police Department and an unarmed man whom police officers shot 20 times were made public. The man had sued police for using …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Miranda Violation: 9th Circuit Reverses Murder Conviction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the murder conviction of a 14-year-old boy who confessed to the crime after invoking his right to counsel. The Court concluded that the boy’s Miranda rights were violated. The September …
Law Enforcement Scrambles to Hide Stingray Use by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Privacy experts have warned against the use of Stingray technology since its existence was first revealed. This device permits the user to locate individuals by tracking the signals emitted by their cell phones. Dozens of large law enforcement …
Officer-Involved Shooting Data? Hard to Find! by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis How often do police officers shoot Americans? How many people do they kill? What color were victims of police shootings? Were they armed? It would seem reasonable that an informed citizenry that employs an enormous paramilitary police force …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Sheriff Wanted Medical Examiner to Alter Reports by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A pair of San Joaquin County forensic pathologists recently quit, citing abusive treatment working under Sheriff Steve Moore. They say Moore tried to influence their decisions in cases, especially on deaths that occurred at the hands of …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
$ Millions to Settle Philly Police Misconduct Cases by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Philadelphia is the latest big city in the spotlight after a series of big-money settlements to resolve dozens of police misconduct cases. According to court records, more than 300 lawsuits against narcotics officers with the Philadelphia …
Article • March 12, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Singing Man Ticketed by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Everybody stop dancing now. On September 27, 2017, Taoufik Moalla was driving to the store when the 1990 C&C Music Factory hit "Everybody Dance Now" came on the radio. Inspired, Moalla began loudly singing along with the catchy tune. Fortunately for …
Article • March 12, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Troopers Try to Frame Activist, But Record It by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Journalist Michael Picard, who has previously recorded instances of police misconduct, was arrested by Connecticut state troopers on September 11, 2015, while he lawfully open carried a firearm and recorded their activities at a DUI checkpoint …
Article • March 12, 2018
15 Crooked Cop Cases Canned by Christopher Zoukis by Chris Zoukis   Cook County, Illinois Chief Criminal Judge LeRoy K. Martin tossed the convictions of 15 criminal defendants on November 16, 2017 because the cases were linked to disgraced former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts. All of the men whose …
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