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11 Jul 2016, 5:36 am by Jonathan Abel
For a criminal defendant, life and liberty may depend on the ability to impeach the officer’s testimony. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 7:58 am by Zoraida Fernandez
The Commonwealth charged the defendant with possession of heroin with intent to distribute (second offense), G.L. c. 94C, § 32(b), and with committing that crime within 100 feet of a public park, G.L. c. 94C, § 32J. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 9:01 pm
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld cases where the officer pulled a bag out of the defendant’s belt line and also where officers retrieved evidence from the pocket of the defendant. [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 7:14 am by Eugene Volokh
Many states have so-called "anti-SLAPP" statutes that let defendants move to promptly dismiss speech-based lawsuits against them, and generally get attorney fees if they prevail. [read post]
6 Oct 2021, 7:30 am by Public Employment Law Press
’” In contrast, the Circuit Court said it did not have jurisdiction to review a denial of qualified immunity to the extent it was based on a district court’s finding that there is enough evidence in the record to create a genuine issue as to factual questions that are material to the resolution of the Defendants' qualified immunity claim.In this instance the Circuit Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the federal law claims at issue here because the… [read post]
6 Oct 2021, 7:30 am by Public Employment Law Press
’” In contrast, the Circuit Court said it did not have jurisdiction to review a denial of qualified immunity to the extent it was based on a district court’s finding that there is enough evidence in the record to create a genuine issue as to factual questions that are material to the resolution of the Defendants' qualified immunity claim.In this instance the Circuit Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the federal law claims at issue here because the… [read post]
21 Dec 2013, 11:33 am
The latter was prepared by a United States Probation Officer, United States District Judge, after the defendant's plea and before imposition of sentence. [read post]
6 Oct 2021, 7:30 am by Public Employment Law Press
’” In contrast, the Circuit Court said it did not have jurisdiction to review a denial of qualified immunity to the extent it was based on a district court’s finding that there is enough evidence in the record to create a genuine issue as to factual questions that are material to the resolution of the Defendants' qualified immunity claim.In this instance the Circuit Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the federal law claims at issue here because the… [read post]
6 Oct 2021, 7:30 am by Public Employment Law Press
’” In contrast, the Circuit Court said it did not have jurisdiction to review a denial of qualified immunity to the extent it was based on a district court’s finding that there is enough evidence in the record to create a genuine issue as to factual questions that are material to the resolution of the Defendants' qualified immunity claim.In this instance the Circuit Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the federal law claims at issue here because the… [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 1:12 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Open records encourage wrongful villification of police officers and negatively impact public discourse. [read post]
9 May 2015, 12:17 pm by Jonathan Simon
Justice Samuel Alito, confronted Federal Public Defender Robin Conrad in the midst of her oral argument on April 29 in Glossip v. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 4:29 am
Because police officers, in this age of terrorist-related threats, are on their guard for suspicious packages and furtive behavior in public places, Officers Lancer and Finnegan reasonably could have thought that Morillo was fleeing from a potential search of his own backpack. [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 9:07 pm
She's a public defender, says she loves it. [read post]
7 Jun 2007, 8:54 am
A police officers' search of an arrestee is unreasonable when the officers conduct a highly intrusive strip search in the parking lot of a public business in the presence of others and there were no exigent circumstances requiring an immediate search. [read post]
6 Feb 2011, 6:35 am by jamison
  In each case, the court needs to balance the needs of effective law enforcement with the constitutional rights of people traveling on public roads. [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 4:06 am
The State notes that Rogers was not in uniform, approached defendant in a public area, did not park his car to block defendant's path, and did not inform defendant of his Miranda rights. [read post]
31 May 2014, 4:57 am by Robert Kreisman
In a lawsuit brought by two public employee unions and an individual union member, the defendants argued that the changes by the Wisconsin legislature infringed on their First Amendment petition and association rights, and that Act 10 denied the union members equal protection under the law. [read post]
7 Apr 2018, 6:13 pm by Howard Friedman
  The court dismissed two defendants, the Chief Financial Officer and the City Clerk, because they had no formal role in evaluating Fuqua or in the decision to fire him, saying in part:There is plenty of evidence that they agitated against plaintiff, or for his removal, on the basis of his religion, but there is none that suggests they played some formal role in the City’s dealings with plaintiff. [read post]