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CPOA Announces Newly Elected Board of Directors
The California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA) is proud to announce the election of its new Board of Directors at the Annual Business Meeting, held September 16 at the Madera County
CPOA Case Summaries-February 2022
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/ POLICE CONDUCT Court extends the Bivens remedy to allow suit against a correctional officer who allegedly created
2022 Legislative Year: Retail Theft, Murder Liability, Fentanyl and More
By Shaun Rundle, CPOA Executive Director Legislators feeling frustrated by their failed 2021 bills have reintroduced some of those measures. They join a wave of
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – DECEMBER 2021
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/ POLICE CONDUCT Defendant’s murder conviction was reversed because the police officer obtained defendant’s confession by
CPOA Case Summaries – November 2021
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – NOVEMBER 2021 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/POLICE CONDUCT A. Plaintiff raising his hands in the air and
California Statute Prohibiting Possession of Large-Capacity Magazines is a Reasonable Fit for the Important Government Interest of Reducing Gun Violence
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In Duncan v. Bonta,[1] the en banc Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a California statute which banned
A Plaintiff Failed to Plausibly Allege That an Officer Violated a Detainee’s Constitutional Right to Adequate Medical Treatment
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In J. K. J. v. City of San Diego,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a dismissal of
