More from this issue:

1. Parallel Construction: Building Criminal Cases Using Secret, Unconstitutional Surveillance
2. New York Times Investigation Spotlights NYPD Practice of ‘Testilying’, by Derek Gilna
3. New Washington State Law Removes ‘Actual Malice’ Roadblock in Police Prosecutions, by Derek Gilna
4. Arizona Supreme Court Announces Defendants May Claim Both Self-Defense and Misidentification, by Richard Resch
5. Iowa Supreme Court Announces Indecent Exposure Statute Does Not Apply to Still Images of Genitals, by Dale Chappell
6. $175,000 Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Alleging Officers Literally Tried to Feed Graffiti Suspects to K-9s, by Christopher Zoukis
7. New Jersey Supreme Court Interprets Criminal Harassment Statute to Avoid First Amendment Problem, by Christopher Zoukis
8. Prosecutors’ Offices Taking Thousands in Grant Money, Fueling Crackdown on Sex Buyers, by Steve Horn
9. $325,000 Paid by Sheriff’s Office to Settle Fatal Shooting Case Over Not Wearing Seat Belt, by Derek Gilna
10. Privacy Advocates Concerned About Google AI and Pentagon Drone Surveillance, by Derek Gilna
11. Intellectual Disability and Wrongful Conviction in Death Cases: A Lethal Combination, by David Reutter
12. Philadelphia Tests Automating the Bail Risk Assessment Process, by David Reutter
13. Eighth Circuit: Teague Analysis Bars Retroactive Application of Padilla Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
14. The ‘Office Shuffle’: Ohio Police Recycle Bad Apples Among Rural Departments, by Matthew Clarke
15. Former Civil Rights Lawyer Krasner Puts Justice Reform into Practice as New Philly DA, by Derek Gilna
16. Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Ruling; State Failed to Prove ‘Constructive Possession’ of Marijuana, by Dale Chappell
17. Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Officers in No-Knock Home Entry Case, by Richard Resch
18. Sentencing Court’s Grant of Prior Custody Credit was Not ‘Clear Error’ to Allow for Removal, by Dale Chappell
19. NYU Students Form Dollar Bail Brigade to Help Free New Yorkers Held on $1 Bail, by Christopher Zoukis
20. Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Part of Two Stalking Statutes as Unconstitutional, by Richard Resch
21. Texas District Attorney Stops Prosecuting Trace Drug Cases
22. Trenton Police Officers’ ‘Violent’ Comments Captured on Body Camera, by Derek Gilna
23. Kansas Supreme Court Rules Grant of ‘Use’ Immunity Insufficient to Compel Testimony, by Richard Resch
24. Massachusetts High Court Vacates Felony-Murder Conviction for Failure to Suppress Cellphone Search, by Christopher Zoukis
25. Study: Unionized Police? Increased Misconduct, by Derek Gilna
26. Utah Supreme Court Changes Course on Admissibility of Preliminary Hearing Testimony at Trial, by Christopher Zoukis
27. 9th Circuit: District Court Improperly Deferred to Nevada Supreme Court in AEDPA Analysis, by David Reutter
28. California Supreme Court Grants Habeas Petition and Vacates Capital Murder Conviction Due to False Expert Testimony at Trial, by Richard Resch
29. Controversial Police Interrogation Technique That Often Results in False Confessions Abandoned by Influential Training Consultant, by Matthew Clarke
30. $42 Million Paid Out in Decade of New Jersey Police Criminality, Abuse
31. First Circuit Modifies Emergency Aid Doctrine for Warrantless Entry of a Home, by Richard Resch
32. Texas Quietly Authorizes Nation’s First Public Safety Employees Treatment Courts, by Matthew Clarke
33. Kansas Supreme Court Nixes Probation After Full Sentence of Confinement Served, by Edward Lyon
34. Eleventh Circuit Holds Court May Not Dismiss 2255 Motion by Invoking Collateral Attack Waiver Sua Sponte, by Dale Chappell
35. $300,000 Settlement in Suit Over Death of Intoxicated Man Abandoned by Deputies, by Matthew Clarke
36. Wisconsin’s 6,000-plus Untested Rape Kits Include Over 2,000 Involving Child Victims, by Matthew Clarke
37. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Furtive Gestures, Brief Visit Not Probable Cause, by Dale Chappell
38. Qualified Immunity: The Supreme Court’s Unlawful Assault on Civil Rights and Police Accountability, by Jay Schweikert
39. Asset Forfeitures Fund New York DA’s Office Bonuses
40. U.S. District Court in Georgia Holds Spousal Testimonial Privilege Applies to Pre-Marital Events
41. N.C. Supreme Court Rules Deficient Indictment Not Jurisdictional and Issue Can’t be Raised for First Time on Appeal, by Dale Chappell
42. The Sex Offender Registry: It’s Not What You Think, by Sandy Rozek
43. Congressional Spending Bill Provision ‘Clouds’ Constitutional Rights in Criminal Probes, by Steve Horn
44. Seventh Circuit Finds Plain Error Where Guilty Plea Accepted Without Rule 11 Colloquy, by Christopher Zoukis
45. Guilty Plea Does Not Foreclose Challenge To Constitutionality Of Conviction, U.S. Supreme Court Decides, by Brandon Sample
46. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Defendant Entitled to Self-Defense Jury Charge if There is Any Evidence to Support It, by Matthew Clarke
47. From the Editor, by Richard Resch
48. N.Y.’s Top Court Clarifies Freedom of Information Exemption for Disclosure of Confidential Sources of Information, by Christopher Zoukis
49. News in Brief

More from Derek Gilna:

• Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
• Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
• California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
• The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
• District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
• HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
• Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
• Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
• D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
• Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit Decision on Claim of Retaliation for Exercising First And Sixth Amendment Rights Highlights Police Corruption, Feb. 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances.
• Examining Pro-Prosecution Bias in the Judiciary: Unconscious Biases of a Prosecutorial Background, Feb. 15, 2025. Criminal Prosecution, Juror Bias, Impartial Jury.
• Police Departments Are Now Using AI to Write Reports, Feb. 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Computer Searches, Electronic Surveillance, Police/Govt Misconduct, Police Reports.
• Corruption Charges Dropped Against Maryland Sheriff, Former Virginia Sheriff Headed to Trial, Dec. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct.
• Two Former Georgia Sheriffs Sentenced for Misconduct, Related $5 Million Settlement Approved, Nov. 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Settlements.
• Wisconsin District Attorneys’ Police Brady Lists Often Secret, Incomplete, or Nonexistent, Nov. 1, 2024. Police Misconduct, State Lists/Databases.
• Mistrial for Vermont Sheriff Who Kicked Shackled Detainee, Oct. 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Mistrial Motion.
• Alabama Warden and Wife Busted for Making “Magic” Mushrooms, Oct. 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, War on Drugs.
• Investigation Reveals That Almost 90% of Discipline Records Temporarily Disappeared From Officer Tracking System Used by the NYPD, Sept. 1, 2024. Police Misconduct, Reporting Requirements.
• Woman Left Handcuffed in Parked Cop Car Struck by Train Settles Suit for $8.5 Million, Sept. 1, 2024. Police Misconduct, Restraints, Settlements, Physical Injury/Restraint, Deliberate Indifference.