Daily Archives: November 11, 2014

OR follows Brown v. Illinois on attenuation

Oregon follows Brown v. Illinois on attenuation analysis. State v. Bailey, 356 Ore. 486, 2014 Ore. LEXIS 813 (November 6, 2014):

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E.D.Pa.: 1 am robbery report by three men was enough to stop first three men seen in vicinity

The stopping officer had a radio report of a recent robbery at 12:54 a.m. by three black males, with no further description. In the vicinity of the robbery, a high crime area, the officer encountered three men about 1 a.m. … Continue reading

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Slate: Stingrays: Not Just for Feds!

Slate: Stingrays: Not Just for Feds! by Kate Klonick: How local law enforcement uses an invasive, unreliable surveillance tool. From Ferguson to Senate hearings, the news of local police arming themselves with federal-grade equipment—tanks, riot gear, M16 rifles—has captivated everyone … Continue reading

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WaPo: Unusual lawsuit challenges police seizure tactics

WaPo: Unusual lawsuit challenges police seizure tactics by Robert O’Harrow Jr.: The two men in the rented red Nissan Altima were poker players traveling through Iowa on their way to Las Vegas. The police were state troopers on the hunt … Continue reading

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MYTimes: Concerns in Criminal Justice System as New York City Eases Marijuana Policy

MYTimes: Concerns in Criminal Justice System as New York City Eases Marijuana Policy by Al Baker: Mayor Bill de Blasio, who took office promising to reform the Police Department and repair relations with black and Latino communities, on Monday unveiled … Continue reading

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WSJ: Lynch: Civil Actions Against Police Agencies Can Spur ‘Systemic Change’

Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Lynch: Civil Actions Against Police Agencies Can Spur ‘Systemic Change’ by Jacob Gershman: How would President Barack Obama’s Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch approach a high-profile police controversy like the one that engulfed Ferguson, Mo., … Continue reading

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Govt Tech: Eyeglass-Mounted Video Cameras Earn Police Respect

Government Technology: Eyeglass-Mounted Video Cameras Earn Police Respect by Dean Narciso, Columbus Dispatch: If not for Sunbury, Ohio, officers’ new cameras, one case might have brought charges of police abuse, Fourth Amendment violations and a lengthy investigation. The officers raced … Continue reading

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FL4: Missing a school bus doesn’t make student a truant subject to frisk

A pat frisk of a student as an alleged truant who missed a school bus an hour before the start of school was invalid because he wasn’t yet a truant. Even so, what’s the basis for a frisk for truancy. … Continue reading

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