Practical case law analysis, officer-safety guidance, and legal updates written for today's law enforcement professionals.
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Officers answer a loud-music call at an apartment, the occupant turns the music down but will not give his name, and they reach in and pull him out. Anthony reviews the video and the search and seizure issues at the door.
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A Maryland officer sees a man walk onto a closed repair shop lot at night, unlock a car and drive off. It turns out to be his car. Anthony walks through reasonable suspicion when conduct is equally consistent with innocence, Maryland s lack of a stop and identify law, and why articulation decides close calls.
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A Utah officer asks when a citizen s speech at a city council or school board meeting stops being protected, and whether he can remove a speaker because the chair says so. Anthony walks through viewpoint neutrality, Utah s two meeting statutes, and why escorting a man out is not the same as charging him.
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A driver pulls into his own detached garage during a traffic stop. Can a K9 sniff the car there, and can you tow it out? Anthony works through Dunn, Lange, Jardines, and the five reasons a government takes a vehicle.
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You run a plate, the registered owner comes back suspended, you stop the car and it is obviously not him. Do you have to drive away, and can you still demand ID? Anthony works through Kansas v. Glover and where Terry actually ends.
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An officer in Oregon asks whether he can run everyone on a residence list a manager volunteered. Anthony works through City of Los Angeles v. Patel, the third-party doctrine, and why the real limit is NCIC terms of use.
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An officer in South Dakota asks whether bank records another agency obtained by search warrant can be used on his own case, or whether he needs a new warrant. Anthony walks through the first look and second look distinction.
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A restaurant in Arizona wanted a man trespassed because he brought a service dog inside. Anthony covers what the ADA requires of a business that serves the public, the two questions a business is allowed to ask, why they cannot demand certification, and when the dog can be removed but the person cannot.
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A caller says her friend has medical issues, missed work, and is not answering. No car, no answer at the door, nothing visible through the windows. An officer in Utah asks whether that is exigency to force entry. Anthony says probably not on these facts, explains what he would ask for instead, and gives the report writing method for when you do go in.
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