News from the Courts: Recent Court Decisions

	A report on recent court decisions
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	Civil Decisions \| Criminal Decisions

	Civil Decisions
	McMillian v. Monroe County, Ala.	Sheriff Was Policymaker for State, Not County, for Purposes of Civil Rights Act Liability.
	Printz v. United States	Provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Requiring State Authorities to Assist Federal Authorities in Administering the Act Violate Principles of State Sovereignty.
	Hernandez v. Pomona	Police Had No Duty to Protect Cooperating Witness in a Criminal Investigation in the Absence of a Specific Undertaking to Protect the Witness.
	Kneipp v. Tedder	New Theory Adopted for Police Liability for Failure to Protect.
	Lewis v. Sacramento County, Calif.	"Deliberate Indifference" Standard Adopted for Liability in High Speed Pursuits.
	Williams v. Denver	Municipality Could Be Liable for Police Pursuit Accident, Even If Police Officer Had Good Faith Defense.
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	Criminal Decisions
	Washington v. Glucksberg	Criminal Penalties for Assisted Suicide Do Not Offend Due Process Principles; Allowing Terminally Ill Person to Refuse Life Sustaining Medical Treatment Does Not Violate Equal Protection Principles.
	Maryland v. Wilson	Supreme Court Rules Police Can Require Passengers in Traffic Stops to Exit Vehicle; Court Adopts Rationale Urged in Amicus Curiae Brief Filed by LELP Publisher.
	State v. Richards	High Court Set to Review Search and Seizure Rules Again in Drug Cases.
	Whren v. United States	United States Supreme Court puts an end to the smoke screen issue of "pretext" traffic stops and arrests.
	Ohio v. Robinette	Traffic Detainee Need Not Be Advised That Traffic Stop is Over Before Police Officer Requests Consent to Search; Court Adopts Rationale Urged in Amicus Curiae Brief Filed by LELP Publisher.
	Koon v. United States	Rodney King case used as basis for determining propriety of downward departure by federal sentencing courts from federal sentencing guidelines; abuse-of-discretion standard adopted.
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