Police Archives - Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com/tag/police/ A Legal Web Site – News, Insights, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:58:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 208237768 Mass Puppycide Ends Career Of Tennessee Deputy Who Probably Never Should Have Been A Cop https://abovethelaw.com/2024/12/mass-puppycide-ends-career-of-tennessee-deputy-who-probably-never-should-have-been-a-cop/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:03:02 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1078338 From the so-anyway-I-started-blasting dept

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]]> 1078338 Where The Candidates Stand On Police Accountability And Reform https://abovethelaw.com/2024/10/where-the-candidates-stand-on-police-accountability-and-reform/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:30:49 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1076708 National Police Accountability Project breaks down the records of both candidates.

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]]> 1076708 LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine https://abovethelaw.com/2024/10/lapd-raids-medical-lab-for-nonexistent-weed-get-gun-stuck-in-an-mri-machine/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:48:04 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1075835 From the keystone-kops-handling-the-Drug-War dept

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]]> 1075835 Ninth Circuit: No Immunity For Officer Who Shot Peaceful Protester In The Groin https://abovethelaw.com/2024/09/ninth-circuit-no-immunity-for-officer-who-shot-peaceful-protester-in-the-groin/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:03:24 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1075138 From the thugs-gonna-thug dept

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]]> 1075138 ABA Asks Cops To Pretty Please Stop Lying To Children To Extract Bogus Confessions https://abovethelaw.com/2024/08/aba-asks-cops-to-pretty-please-stop-lying-to-children-to-extract-bogus-confessions/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:20:12 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1073667 Apparently this is something we needed to say out loud in 2024.

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]]> 1073667 Appeals Court Says Cop Whose Cop Dog Bit Another Cop Is Entitled To Qualified Immunity https://abovethelaw.com/2024/07/appeals-court-says-cop-whose-cop-dog-bit-another-cop-is-entitled-to-qualified-immunity/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:01:40 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1073023 From the welcome-to-the-resistance,-officer-dogbit dept

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]]> 1073023 I Guess A Bunch Of Sixth Circuit Judges Think The Public Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Outlaw Qualified Immunity https://abovethelaw.com/2024/06/i-guess-a-bunch-of-sixth-circuit-judges-think-the-public-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-outlaw-qualified-immunity/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:03:24 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1071777 Oh come on.

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]]> 1071777 Judge Doesn’t Trust Wile E. Coyote On Roadrunners And He Doesn’t Trust Cops On Criminals https://abovethelaw.com/2024/06/judge-doesnt-trust-wile-e-coyote-on-roadrunners-and-he-doesnt-trust-cops-on-criminals/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:12:09 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1066794 Probably shouldn't trust either on the proper use of explosives.

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]]> 1066794 City Sued For $1 Million After Cop Murders A Tiny Dog For The Crime Of Being Lost https://abovethelaw.com/2024/06/city-sued-for-1-million-after-cop-murders-a-tiny-dog-for-the-crime-of-being-lost/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:05:22 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1066104 Estimates say cops kill 25-30 pet dogs a day.

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]]> 1066104 Columbia Law Professors Respond To University’s Police Crackdowns On Campus Free Speech https://abovethelaw.com/2024/04/columbia-law-professors-respond-to-universitys-police-crackdowns-on-campus-free-speech/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:47:44 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1053834 I'd heed their worry about the rule of law being in danger -- if anyone can issue spot in fact patterns, it's them.

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