| LLRMI Archive Index: Legal Updates - ALL YEARS |
| 2012 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| 2011 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| 2010 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| 2009 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| 2008 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| 2007 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| 2006 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Legal Updates Article Archive |
| U.S. Supreme Court: Ryburn v. Huff ~ Exigent Home Entry |
| U.S. Supreme Court: U.S. v. Jones ~ GPS Tracking & 4th Amendment |
| U.S. Supreme Court: Perry v. NH ~ Eyewitness Identification |
| Occupy and Beyond: Practical Steps For Reasonable Police Crowd Control |
| Collective Knowledge Doctrine for Misdemeanors |
| Rental Cars, Unauthorized Drivers and the 4th Amendment |
| Federal Liability for Pursuit (6th Circuit) After Scott v. Harris |
| Pedestrian Stops and Warrant Checks |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit: TASER® was Unconstitutional |
| The 4th Amendment and Motel Rooms |
| Law Enforcement Internal Affairs: The Need for Federal Guidelines in Reporting |
| School Locker Search and Reasonable Expectation of Privacy |
| Does Public Firearms Possession Justify A Terry Stop? |
| When Officer Mistakes Firearm for TASER® |
| Officers Being Recorded by Citizens While Working |
| Social Network Bullying: Constitutional Issues for School Discipline, Part 2 |
| Social Network Bullying: Constitutional Issues for School Discipline, Part 1 |
| Third Party Consent to Search Revisited |
| TASER® Probe Mode, Secondary Impact And Liability |
| When Does A Constitutional Seizure of A Person Occur? |
| Welfare Checks, Suicide, and The Fourth Amendment |
| Legal Requirements for Protective Sweeps of Residences by Law Enforcement |
| United States Supreme Court ~ Prosecution Must Present Actual Forensic Analyst in Court |
| 4th Amendment Seizures and Fleeing Suspects |
| United Supreme Court Clarifies Miranda Warnings and Juveniles |
| Davis v. U.S. ~ Exclusionary Rule: Evidence Seized Prior to AZ v. Gant |
| Fire Service Liability |
| Fleeing from Law Enforcement in a Vehicle is a Violent Crime |
| Supreme Court Vacates Warrant Requirement For Child Interviews |
| Does Warrantless Installation of GPS Device Violate 4th Amendment? Circuits Split |
| Indiana Supreme Court: A Person Cannot Resist Officer |
| U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Destruction of Evidence Exigency |
| 7th Circuit Upholds Evidence Found During Eviction |
| Law Enforcement Property & Evidence Management, Best Practices, Inspections and Audits |
| Court Suppresses Evidence Found During Caretaking Search of Cell Phone |
| Obtaining Historical Cellular Tower Data May Require Search Warrant |
| Stigma of Psychological Treatment in Law Enforcement |
| Warrantless Seizure of Computer Upheld in Georgia |
| Picketing Funerals & 1st Amendment - Westboro Baptist Church |
| Legally Speaking, Your Cell Phone Is A Computer |
| Statements Taken During On-Going Emergency are Admissible at Trial |
| Social Networks and Public Safety Employees |
| Terry Stops, Frisks and Search of Duffel Bags |
| 11th Circuit Upholds Law Enforcement Warrantless Entry Into Barn |
| Alabama Weighs in on Anonymous Tips and Reasonable Suspicion |
| Why You Should be Concerned About the U.S. Department of Justice Consent Decrees |
| Search Warrant Upheld Despite Technical Error |
| Warrantless In-Home Arrests and Threshold Arrests |
| 911 Hang Up Calls, Exigent Circumstances and the 4th Amendment |
| Use of Taser in Drive-Stun Mode on Protestors: Objectively Reasonable in 2nd Circuit |
| Canine's Leap Into Car Did Not Violate 4th Amendment |
| False Arrest, Race Case: 5th Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity and Summary Judgment |
| Vehicle Search ~ Constructive Possession and Spatial Proximity |
| Visitor Identification System at School Upheld by 5th Circuit |
| Police Canine Sniffs in Public Schools |
| Odor of Marijuana on a Person May Justify Arrest |
| D.C. Court of Appeals Hold Search Warrant Needed for GPS Tracking Device |
| Underage Possession of Alcohol and Warrantless Home Entry |
| Narcotics and Special Enforcement Unit Control and Audits |
| Does a Delay After a Traffic Stop Mandate Evidence Suppression? |
| First Amendment Meets the Confederate Flag at Public School |
| 2nd Cir: Traffic Stops and Questions Unrelated to Stop |
| 8th Cir: Firearms in Public and Reasonable Suspicion |
| Nepotism and Fraternization within Public Safety Agencies |
| 9th Circuit TASER® Case Re-visited (Bryan v. McPherson) |
| Use of Force: Pre-Shooting Conduct and Suicide by Cop Cases |
| U.S. Supreme Ct. - Search of Officer's Text Messages Reasonable... |
| 6th Cir: Individualized Suspicion for Strip Searches in Schools |
| Law Enforcement Immigration Enforcement and the Exclusionary Rule |
| US Supreme Ct. Berghuis v. Thompkins: Invocation of Right to Remain Silent... |
| 10th Circuit: School Threats, Exigent Circumstances and Entry ... |
| 11th Circuit: United States v. Davis - Effect of AZ v. Gant on Past Searches |
| 7th Circuit: Principal Awarded Sumary Judgment for Arrest of Disorderly Parents |
| Conducting Integrity Tests on Law Enforcement Officers - Issues and Recommendations |
| 9th Circuit Upholds Warrantless Search of Motor Home |
| Brady: The Next Step for Law Enforcement |
| A Review of Vehicle "Frisks" and Vehicle Searches Incident to Arrest (DC Circuit) |
| 3rd Circuit - Reasonable Suspicion and Felony Stops |
| Georgia Court Upholds Canine Sniff During Traffic Stop |
| U.S. Supreme Court - Miranda Based Custody and the 14 Day Rule |
| United States Supreme Court Clarifies Miranda in FL v. Powell |
| 6th Circuit Denies Officer Qualified Immunity due to Pre-Existing Condition |
| 9th Circuit Upholds Use of GPS Tracking Devices |
| Computer Search Warrants: Where Can We Look? |
| Pointing a Gun, Excessive Force and the Fourth |
| United States court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Restricts the Use of TASER |
| Michigan v Fisher: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Exigent Home Entries |
| TASERT, the Target Zone, Policy & Training |
| Mistaken Identity Warrant Arrests |
| Law Enforcement Policy: Taser and Electronic Control Devices (PDF) |
| Taser International Warns Against Targeting the Chest |
| 11th Circuit Decides Taser Case Involving Six Year Old |
| Taping and Transcribing Interviews in Administrative Investigations |
| 7th Circuit Holds Shooting of Car Chase Suspect Reasonable |
| Taser® On Non-Compliant Arrestee |
| Ricci v DeStefano: Exam Violated Rights of White and Hispanic Firefighters |
| Three 2009 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Impacting Law Enforcement |
| Safford Unified School District # 1, et al. v. April Redding - School Strip Searches |
| The Economy and Potential Unexpected Employee Issues [For Law Enforcement] |
| Arizona vs. Gant: What Exactly Can We Do In Light Of Gant? |
| Ashcroft v. Iqbal and Law Enforcement Supervisory Liability |
| Arizona Versus Gant and Inventory Searches |
| Arizona Versus Gant - Mis Interpretations and Commentary |
| Arizona Versus Gant: US Supreme Court Places New Restrictions On Search Incident to Arrest in Vehicles |
| Street Crime Police Units: Traffic Stops, High Crime Areas, Furtive Movements and Vehicle Searches |
| US Supreme Court April 6, 2009, An Unreasonable Delay in Bringing a Suspect to Court May Render the Suspect’s Confession Inadmissible |
| TASER - electronic restraining and compliance devices |
| Service of Arrest Warrants at Third Party Premesis, Third Party Consent and Plain View |
| United States Supreme Court Upholds Frisk of Passenger in Lawfully Stopped Auto - Arizona v Johnson |
| Pearson v Callahan - US Supreme Court Ruling and the Impact on Law Enforcement Qualified Immunity in Civil Rights Cases |
| U.S. Supreme Court and the Exclusionary Rule ~ US v Herring |
| Oral Argument Pearson v Callahan |
| Summary of Arguments: United States v Herring, Arizona v Gant |
| Preview of 2008-2009 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Impacting Law Enforcement |
| Agency Duty to Train Hostage Negotiation/Tactical Combat | Hostages and Agency Liability |
| Agency Duty to Train Hostage Negotiation/Tactical Combat | Hostages and Agency Liability |
| Hostages and the Legal Duty To Protect | Hostages and Agency Liability |
| An Investigator’s Road Map to Out of Court Statements |
| Scot v. Harris - the final word on state claims |
| Managing Law Enforcement Liability Risk |
| Proving Constructive Possession of Illegal Drugs |
| The Law and Vehicle Checkpoints |
| When Imminent Destruction of Evidence Authorizes Warrantless Home Entry |
| Consent, Exigent Circumstances, and Warrantless Home Entry |
| Traffic Stops and Control of Passengers |
| Supreme Court Decides Incident to Arrest –Vehicle Case Held |
| Noble Cause Corruption [in law enforcement] |
| Terry Frisks and the Totality of the Circumstances |
| When a Use of Force is NOT a Constitutional Seizure |
| Covert Video Surveillance |
| Motor Vehicle Pursuit Liability |
| Admissibility of Victim’s Statements and the Sixth Amendment |
| Compelled Substance Abuse Testing |
| Tracking Group Behavior Via Early Intervention Systems |
| Liability Exposure in Special Operations |
| The Need for Policy & Training. 4 of 4: Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination |
| Failure to Train & Failure to Supervise 3 of 4: Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination |
| Policy v. Custom / Operational Policy & Failure to Have a Policy 2 of 4: Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination |
| Introduction to Sexual Misconduct & Agency Liability 1 of 4: Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination |
| Garrity Issues in Law Enforcement: Once Immunized, Officer Must Tell The Truth |
| Garrity Issues in Law Enforcement: Are Off-Duty Incidents within the Scope of Garrity? |
| Garrity Issues in Law Enforcement: Civilian Review Boards and Garrity |
| Garrity Issues in Law Enforcement: Compulsion as the Triggering Mechanism |
| Garrity Issues in Law Enforcement: Immunity Granted Under Garrity |
| What Happens When the Plaintiff Cannot Identify Which Officer Beat Him? |
| Despite Miranda, Violation Statement May Be Admissible Under the Rescue Doctrine |
| Supreme Court to Hear Incident to Arrest –Vehicle Case |
| Brady vs. Maryland: Do You Understand Your Obligations? |
| Cellular Phones / Digital Devices and Search Incident to Arrest |
| CVehicle Stops: Does a Motorist have a Privacy Interest in their License Plate |
| Handling Sexual Misconduct by Public Safety Officers is a Job for Us, Not the Courts |
| Officers Approach to Parked Car Found To Be A Consensual Encounter |
| Walk Through of Probationer’s Home, Pursuant to State Statute, Reasonable Despite Lack of Reasonable Suspicion |
| Model Policy: Off-Duty Action |
| Procedural Time Limits In Administrative Investigations - Absolutes |
| Retention of ID During a Consensual Encounter |
| 11th Circuit Finds Arrest Reasonable Although Mistaken Identity |
| U.S. Supreme Court Decides Passenger Privacy Case |
| No Liability in Search Warrant Execution |
| When Suspect is NOT in Custody, Seibert Analysis is NOT Needed |
| Persons with Disabilities |
| Off-Duty Murder Not Under Color of Law Thus, No Agency Liability |
| Georgia v. Randolph: Consent of a Co-Occupant |
| Scott v. Harris Decision: Vehicle Pursuit Implications |
| U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Privacy Interests of Passenger |
| Court Dismisses Lawsuit Based Upon Death of Emotionally Disturbed Person |
| United States v. Grubbs: Anticipatory Search Warrants |
| Conduct Unbecoming: Sex, Videotapes, the Internet and Police Misconduct |
| Hidden Compartment In Motor Vehicle Can Provide Probable Cause for Search |
| Anonymous Calls and Reasonable Suspicion Standard |
| Municipal Insurance Pool Not Liable: Robbery and Murder by Police Trainee |
| Cocain Discovered in Auto Leads to Probable Cause to Arrest All Occupants |
| LEO’s Duty to Protect Persons from 3rd Party Harm |
| Harris v. Coweta County: Ramming During Pursuit Viewed as Deadly Force |
| Companion with Gun May Provide Reasonable Suspicion for Pat-Down |
| Training and Policy Direction for Law Enforcement on the handling of Mentally Ill and Emotionally Disturbed persons |
| Duty of Officer’s to Intervene when Observing an Excessive Use of Force |
| The Law of Citizen Contacts and Stop and Frisk |
| Hidden Assets |
| Positional Asphyxia |
| Seizure at Gunpoint |
| Pepper Spray |
| Beanbag Rounds |
| U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Canine Sniffs of Vehicles |
| Common Questions about Law Enforcement Administrative Investigations |
| Warrantless Searches of Motor Vehicles |
| Liability Based on Agency or Individual Failure To Intervene |
| Legal/Liability Issues in the Training Function |
| Preparing a Defense in Law Enforcement Litigation |
| Overview of Police Liability |
| Early Intervention Systems For Law Enforcement |
| Deadly Force to Prevent the Escape of a Violent Felon |
| Bite and Hold Canines: Warning Required Before Release |
| Reasonableness of Handcuffing during a valid “Terry Stop” |
| Focus on Liability Reduction and Better Performance |
| Use of Force in Dealing with the Mentally Ill and Emotionally Disturbed |
| Use of Deadly Force: Pre-Shooting Conduct and the 21 Foot Rule |
| Consent Searches of Motor Vehicles |
| Garrity Issues in Law Enforcement: Garrity & The Administrative Interview |
