Bad Cops & Prosecutors

Two dead, deputy sheriff questioned www.privateofficer.com
Two dead, deputy sheriff being questioned www.privateofficer.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. June 10 2008 By: Bryan Hill NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Authorities say that they found two bodies when they arrived at a sheriff deputy?s home on Mountain View Pass in DeKalb County...

Deputy sheriff bit by alligator www.privateofficer.com
Deputy Sheriff bit by alligator www.privateofficer.com Volusia County Fla. May 16 2008 Law enforcement officers who encounter problem alligators should not hesitate to use their guns to kill it, state wildlife officials said today...

MO deputy was right to use Taser, sheriff says
St. Charles County has already conducted an internal investigation of the deputy who Tasered man, who later died. (Nobody's been able to prove what killed the guy yet.) The sheriff says the deputy was right to use the Taser on...

OFFICER DOWN..EOW..TENNESSEE www.privateofficer.com
OFFICER DOWN…………………….TENNESSEE www.privateofficer.com Deputy Sheriff Shane Tate Grundy County Sheriff’s DepartmentTennesseeEnd of Watch: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Biographical InfoAge: 28 Tour of Duty: 2 weeks Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Committed suicide Deputy Shane Tate was shot and killed as he and a reserve officer [...

L.A. deputy sheriff charged with attempted murder www.privateofficer.com
L.A. deputy sheriff charged with attempted murder www.privateofficer.com IRVINE, Calif. Oct 1 2008 Kyle T. Greene NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Monday in connection with allegedly using a sharp instrument to inflict serious injuries on an acquaintance of his wife and attacking his wife, police said...

Deputy sheriff shot at home by burglar www.privateofficer.com
Deputy sheriff arrives home, gets shot by burglar www.privateofficer.com Birmingham AL. May 8 2008 It seems crime even hits crime fighters. An off-duty Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy returned to his Pelham home after work and interrupted a burglary at his residence...

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Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Sheriff Interfered With Custody Battle
Greene County to pay $85,000 settlement in trespassing lawsuit.

Teacher Student Abuse
Beaufort County agrees to pay $300,000 settlement to abuse victim.

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women

Tarceva
Safety Data Show Association with Liver Failure and Death

NCAA and Ticketmaster
alleging they have a monopoly on college sports events and charge non-refundable fees to enter a lottery for the rights to purchase tickets to the sporting events.

US Army Corps of Engineers
Class action dismissed for allegedly failing to protect New Orleans from the levee breach.