Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Background The California Supreme Court recently reviewed the validity of the “California Rule” in the context of the case entitled Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s …
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In the July 2020 case of City & Cnty. of S.F. v. Barr,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a permanent injunction barring …
Presented by James R. Touchstone, Esq. COVID-19 EMERGENCY Health quarantines to prevent spread of infectious diseases have long been recognized as good cause for continuing trial dates. Stanley v. Superior …
Read More »By: Shaun Rundle, CPOA Deputy Director. Just prior to breaking for their summer recess, legislators in Sacramento hustled to amend dozens of pieces of legislation regarding crowd control and riot …
Read More »Sacramento, California June 29, 2020 CPOA Launches Association App Designed Pro Bono by Cordico The California Peace Officers Association (CPOA) is proud to launch a new association app as …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer COVID-19 EMERGENCY The Judicial Council’s Emergency Rule 4’s bail schedule sets presumptive bail amount for covered offenses and violations, …
Read More »By: Shaun Rundle, CPOA Deputy Director. Although the terrible and unnecessary murder of George Floyd was committed without either the use of a carotid hold nor restraint, Governor Newsom was …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel James R. Touchstone, Esq. and David R. Demurjian, Esq., Jones & Mayer In the case entitled U.S. v. Grey, the Court of Appeals for the …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer California and the nation are experiencing large-scale community reaction following the tragic death, at the hands of law …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, Gregory P. Palmer, Jones & Mayer On May 28, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued the long-awaited opinion in National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Bay …
Read More »By: Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director While COVID-19 has derailed much of the legislative activity in the deserted Capitol, the Legislature was forced to switch its focus to a newly created …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A. Reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop may exist when an officer reasonably believes that the registered …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer As part of California’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Judicial Council, on April 6, 2020, adopted Emergency …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer In a 6-3 decision on April 27, 2020, the United States Supreme Court in N.Y. State Rifle & …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer On April 23, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Wilk v. Neven,[1] held that prison officials …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Esq. and Richard A. Lucero, Esq. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered many of the most fundamental expectancies of our democratic republic. Personal liberty, …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer On April 23, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, in Rhode v. …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, Paul R. Coble and James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer On April 22, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-54-20 (“the Order”) in which are …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A. Search of parolee’s cellphone did not violate Fourth Amendment because legitimate interest existed in determining whether …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer In an 8-1 decision, in Kansas v. Glover,1 the Supreme Court of the United States held that when …
Read More »CPOA’s “Capitol to Communities: Legislative Impact” course is available online here. We partner with CHP and DOJ on bringing you the latest legislation and case law. The online course allows …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, Paul R. Coble, Jones & Mayer A recurrent question of late has been what, if any, information can be relayed to first responders – Police …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, Paul R. Coble, Jones & Mayer By Executive Order dated March 30, 2020, Governor Newsom extended the statute of limitations under Govt. Code §3304(d) by …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone and Richard A. Lucero, Jones & Mayer The pandemic circumstances we all face are placing tremendous demands on law enforcement personnel. Among …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer A. Juvenile correctional officer improperly granted summary judgment on a juvenile detainee’s 42 U.S.C. section 1983 Fourteenth Amendment claims …
Read More »By: Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director, CPOA. After an exhausting last few years putting up every defensive move in the playbook against a barrage of legislation propelled by anti-law enforcement rhetoric, …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer In January 2020, the California Fourth District Court of Appeals in City of Huntington Beach v. Becerra[1] held that …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer The California Second District Court of Appeal, in Amezcua v. L.A. Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm’n,[1] held that there was …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer In January 2020 in the case of Becerra v. Superior Court[1], the California First District Court of Appeal held …
Read More »Provided by CPOA Legal Counsel, James R. Touchstone, Jones & Mayer CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A. California charter cities are not exempt from compliance with Government Code section 7284.6, which prohibits state …
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