Highlights of This Issue

United States Supreme Court Action

• Pending United States Supreme Court Cases

Federal and State Decisions

• Arrest, Search and Seizure Issues: "knock and talk" procedures; exigent circumstances; computer repairman; probable cause; pornography; good faith exception; effect of knock and announce violations; anonymous 911 call; investigative stop for a misdemeanor; in-car computer information as probable cause
• Interrogation Issues: two-step interrogation technique; custody issues; selective answering of questions; badgering a suspect to change his mind; follow-up questions; effect of promises; fruit of the poisonous tree factors
• Crimes; Evidence; Trial Issues: resisting arrest; reliability of showups; police destruction of meth lab; hearsay; "police investigation" exception; admissibility of interrogation videotapes; statements made at scene of crime and in ambulance
• Civil Liability/Personnel Law Issues: police discipline; running sexually explicit website; qualified immunity for chief; drug testing; foreign diet medication; at-will law enforcement officers; effect of employment manuals on termination; police disability law; line-of-duty pensions for routine operations

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