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Police
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EvidenceProf Blog
Just The Facts, Man: D.C. Case Reveals Broadness Of D.C.’s Prior Identification Rule
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(C) provides thatA statement is not hearsay if...[t]he declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement, and the statement is...one…
International Law Prof Blog
Police Work and Respect for Human Rights — Remarks From Liberia
The following press release from the United Nations describes remarks by the UN Deputy Special Representative for the Rule of Law in Liberia, who was addressing a graduation ceremony for…
ContractsProf Blog
Man sells daughter, asks police to help collect payment
A man who sold his 14-year-old daughter to a neighbor and then went to police to complain that the other party had breached the agreement by nonpayment has pleaded guilty…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Police Promotion Discrimination Suit Dismissed
On February 9, 2009, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey decided the case of Martin v. City of East Orange. In the case, plaintiffs, two police…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Ocean City Agrees To Lower Starting Salaries for New Police Officers
On October 30, 2008, The Press of Atlantic City reported that new Ocean City, New Jersey Police Officers will make approximately $5,000 less under the contract that was recently approved…
ImmigrationProf Blog
1 in 10 Latinos profiled
"Nearly one in 10 Hispanics in the U.S. reported that in the last year police or other authorities have stopped them and asked them about their immigration status, the Pew…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Retracting False Accusations
From an anonymous commenter (Revised for spelling, punctuation and all caps; comment since deleted): I called the police on my boyfriend and said he hit me with a gun which…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Arizona and Other Police Groups Want to Limit Local Involvement in Immigration Enforcement
The Arizona Republic reports that the Arizona Association of Police Chiefs, the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the International Association of Chiefs of Police all have issued statements recently in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Questioning the latest crime concerns
Main March 28, 2007Questioning the latest crime concernsI have recently seen two interesting commentaries, from two very different commentators, expressing skepticism about a purported rising crime rate that has stirred…
The Right Coast
It’s not as bad as they used to think Tom Smith
Say you meet a policemanWho says you've been quenching your thirstJust say it's physical fitness, andHealth comes first!Remember that one? Apparently it's good for your economic health as well.