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Legal

Legal — From the Supreme Court on down to the county courthouse, police law and decisions affecting law enforcement change on a daily basis. The Legal topic page on PoliceOne is a must-read for any officer, at any agency, who wants to stay up-to-date on the latest news. Every trial, verdict, and court decision that has to do with cops will be covered on this page, which also features expert analysis.

FULL LIST OF Legal Topics

Targeting cops now a hate crime in Louisiana - State is first in the nation to expand its hate-crime laws to protect police, firefighters and emergency medical crews
App records police-driver interaction, summons lawyer during traffic stop - Police officials have criticized the app, saying they fear it will promote drunk driving by giving users the impression they can always get out of legal consequences.
'Oh Crap!' traffic stop app helps Iowa man get drunken driving conviction tossed - Police officials have criticized the app, saying they fear it will promote drunk driving by giving users the impression they can always get out of legal consequences
Baltimore officers charged in Gray death sue state - Officers sued the city's top prosecutor and an official in the sheriff's office for defamation
3 ways to prepare for psychological realities of violent encounters - What few instructors teach is the psychological gap between the theory and practice of training and the jarring, disorienting reality of a violent encounter
La. set to expand hate-crimes laws to include police - Lawmakers in five other states have recently tried to pass similar so-called Blue Lives Matter bills
Chicago poised to approve $3.2M in police misconduct settlements - The latest settlements add to the tally of more than $500M in police misconduct payouts racked up since 2004
Calif. ballot measure blamed for shoplifting jump - Shoplifting reports to the Los Angeles Police Department jumped by a quarter in the first year
Mo. lawmakers vote to lower traffic ticket fines - The bill would lower the cap on traffic ticket fines from $300 to $225
Aurora theater shooting victims cite lack of guards, silent alarms in civil trial - Six jurors will have to decide whether Cinemark, the country's third-largest theater chain, should be held liable for the mass shooting
Arresting officer in Freddie Gray case chooses bench trial - Officer Edward Nero, one of six officers charged, faces assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office charges
Looming marijuana ruling could limit future prosecutions - The DOJ has interpreted the law more narrowly, saying it prevents prosecutors from trying to block state medical marijuana laws
Anger alert: Olympic wrestler fights 7 officers and 4 more stories that infuriated cops - Here's what sparked angry responses from our Facebook audience this week
Video: NJ officer investigated after footage of alleged brake-check surfaces - The video shows the officer braking suddenly in front of a vehicle then issuing several tickets to the driver
Feds call for judge to disband police in polygamous towns - It is not the first time authorities have called for elimination of the department
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