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A complicated Kansas Supreme Court case from Wichita expands police power to run dog sniff searches during traffic stops.
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. There are 102 petitions and ...
Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’ - Proposed changes mean powers could be ...
The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice on a plea challenging a notification issued by Lieutenant governor (LG) Vinai ...
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the office of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Te ...
The same lawyers and firms that pledged millions to one man will now provide the cover for this project of expanded police power. Not by defending the order outright, but by lending their ...
The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to disturb a lower court ruling authorizing police officers to search a vehicle's locked trunk without first obtaining a warrant if an officer claims to ...
Menon's initial arrest came on allegations that he abused his police powers. He still faces charges of oppression under color of office, battery on a protected person and subornation of perjury in ...
Police say 62-year-old Gunther Powers of Irondequoit was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Brewer Road. He is described as 5-foot-10, 200 pounds, black eyes, and is bald. Powers was last seen wearing ...
Rochester’s all-civilian Police Accountability Board has had a rough go of it. After facing years of intense opposition from ...
Gunderson’s death was the first investigated solely by OII, which uses civilian investigators with limited police powers and is intended to erase the “thin blue line” that has traditionally ...