The CPOA-opposed AB 931 (Weber-D), which also garners opposition from nearly every law enforcement organization in California, received a 5-2 vote in Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. This party-line …
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. POLICE CONDUCT/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW U.S. Supreme Court concludes that a driver in otherwise lawful possession and control of a rental car has a reasonable expectation …
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Communications configured by social media users to be “public” fall within the lawful consent exception of Stored Communication Act’s section 2702(b)(3), according to the …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On May 29, 2018, in the case of Collins v. Virginia, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3210 (U.S. May 29, 2018), the Supreme Court of the …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. There were several bills that CPOA was hoping would be defeated in the Senate or Assembly Appropriations Committee’s Suspense File hearing last week. These high-cost …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. SB 1186 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) is opposed by most law enforcement organizations and associations in California. Not only does the bill require …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On May 14, 2018, in the case of Byrd v. United States, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2803 (U.S. May 14, 2018), the Supreme Court of …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On May 14, 2018, in the case of United States v. Sanchez-Gomez, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2804 (U.S. May 14, 2018), the United States Supreme …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. I am working to defeat several bills that would impede public safety while they are placed on the Suspense File in Appropriations Committees of the …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Last week members of CPOA’s board of directors joined staff and some law enforcement association colleagues in a meeting with the ACLU and staff of …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director Various law enforcement organizations have joined CPOA in the support coalition for the “Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018.” The initiative has …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director Two years ago, former Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) authored SB 1286, a measure that would publicly release officer personnel records relating to specified incidents, …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Like our law enforcement partner associations and agencies, CPOA was blindsided with the proposed changes to AB 931, which would elevate the “reasonable” standard for …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. POLICE CONDUCT/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A deputy who pointed a loaded gun at a suspect’s head used excessive force but was entitled to qualified immunity. Thompson …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. On April 2, 2018, in Kisela v. Hughes, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2245 (U.S. Apr. 2, 2018), the United States Supreme Court held that, even assuming …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. On April 2, 2018, in the case of People v. Buza, 2018 Cal. LEXIS 2245 (Cal. Apr. 2, 2018), the Supreme Court of California held …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Heard in Senate Public Safety this week was SB 1186 (Hill-D), a bill that would place mandates on local agencies get governing body approval in …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Last week the CA Department of Justice released a bulletin to all of law enforcement regarding expected compliance with SB 54, the media-dubbed “sanctuary state” …
Read More »Courtesy of: James R. Touchstone, Esq. & Krista MacNevin Jee, Esq. On January 25, 2018, the First District, Division One of the California Court of Appeal, issued a published opinion in In …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. By February 16th all 2018 bills needed to be introduced in the Legislature. From the thousands that were put across the desk this year in …
Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL LAW A. Constitutional rights potentially violated where police department takes adverse action against officer based on private sexual conduct. Perez v. City of Roseville, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3212 …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Bonivert v. City of Clarkston, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 4625 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2018) Facts In January 2012, City of Clarkston, Washington (the “City”) …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. & Jamaar M. Boyd-Weatherby, Esq. Effective January 1, 2018, CalPERS contracting agencies and school employers are required to restrict “out of class appointments” to 960 …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Silvester v. Becerra, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 897 (U.S. Feb. 20, 2018) On February 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Perez v. City of Roseville, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3212 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2018) Facts In January 2012, Janelle Perez was hired by …
Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Miranda rights apply to defendant who was questioned in circumstances where a reasonable person in defendant’s position could have concluded that he was not free to leave and …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. When Prop 64 legalized recreational adult use of marijuana in California it created a host of public safety consequences not fully addressed. Since its passage …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. District of Columbia v. Wesby, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 760 (U.S. Jan. 22, 2018) Facts In March 2008, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department received a …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. People v. Ovieda, 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 34 (2nd Dist. Jan. 17, 2018) Facts In June 2015, the sister of plaintiff Ovieda told a 911 …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq., and Brittany E. Roberto, Esq. On January 8, 2018, Division Four of the First District Court of Appeal, in Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Association et …
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