Highlights of This Issue

United States Supreme Court Action

• Public Housing Tenants can be evicted for drug activity on or near premises by family members or guests
• Child Pornography Law banning computer-generated pictures ruled unconstitutional
• Three-Strikes Law to be reviewed

Federal and State Decisions

• Putting Suspect in Police Car did not constitute an arrest
• "Useless Gesture" Exception to Knock and Announce Requirement applied where defendant left his apartment
• Asking Traffic Stop Passenger if he had drugs was proper
• No Right to Privacy by resident in common area of duplex
• Miranda Rights could be waived even if defendant was under influence of drugs or alcohol; waiver was voluntary
• Telling Suspect in Custody it would benefit him to tell the truth was not coercion and did not make confession involuntary
• Ordinance Prohibiting Nude Entertainment by dancers under twenty-one struck down as unconstitutional
• Location of Secret Police Surveillance Post was discoverable
• Civil Liability/Personnel Law:
  • arrest liability
  • strip search liability
  • search warrant liability
  • qualified immunity
  • use of force
  • deadly force
  • malicious prosecution
  • police pursuit
  • police-plaintiff law
  • probationary police rights
  • disciplinary search
  • free speech
  • labor law
  • sexual harassment
  • disability discrimination

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