Criminal Law

Police Can Legally Stop a Vehicle in California Even If a Temporary Operating Permit Attached To a Rear Window
The California appellate court has held that even though a vehicle does in fact have a temporary operating permit displayed somewhere on the vehicle, if the police officer does not see the temporary operating permit, and the vehicle does not have license plates, then the stop of the vehicle is legal...

Students push security officer down flight of stairs www.privateofficer.com
Students push security officer down flight of stairs www.privateofficer.com Rochester NY Jan 22 2009 Students at East High School knocked a school safety officer down a flight of stairs last week, sending him to the hospital with a broken pelvis...

Flight Attendants: Steven Slater Is Our Frickin' Hero!
Flight attendants from airlines everywhere are rallying around JetBlue 's most famous employee Steven Slater -- praising him for fighting "flight attendant abuse" and even building him a shrine ...

KC officer hit during traffic stop
A KCPD officer was hit by a car during an incident yesterday afternoon near 23rd and Topping, Christine Vendel reports. Police were trying to stop a Jeep Cherokee that had been reported stolen, and after the officer got hit and...

The worst mistake you can make: Getting between a smoker and her cigarettes
A New York woman is accused of causing a scene on a flight to San Francisco after a flight attendant tried to stop her from lighting a cigarette. I guess there was cursing and racial epitheting...

Improper Placement of Temporary Tag Under KS Law Supported Traffic Stop
U.S. v. Martinez, -- F.3d --, 2008 WL 554812 (10th Cir. 3/3/08) - The Tenth Circuit affirms the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress based on a traffic stop involving an out-of-state temporary registration permit that was not displayed on the rear of the car, as required by Kansas law, though lawfully displayed under the issuing state's law...

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How to Stop Home Foreclosure
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Officer Firing Upheld
Pueblo pays $20,000 settlement to rightfully discharged officer.

Wrongful Death
alleging death was caused by the conduct of negligent defendant.

Virgin Atlantic Flight
Makes Emergency Landing

US Airways Flight 1549
Crashes into Hudson River

Continental Crash
Flight 1404 Crash Probed by FAA

Canadian Government
former RCMP officer claims thousands of disability dollars clawed back.