Legal Research

Tasers zapped by Zaccardelli
Apparently former RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli thinks the force should stop using tasers. Not really much of a story since he’s the former head, and so his opinion is just another opinion...

Tasers: No Big Deal, Right
Judges are starting to treat tasers as "no big deal." In cases where a police officer uses a baton, even cruel judges like J. L. Edmondson and Joel F. Dubina are willing to recognize force was used...

MO troopers might start carrying Tasers in casinos
It was something the patrol requested, and the legislature is ponying up enough money to buy two Tasers per casino. (The rest of the patrol don't carry Tasers because it's too expensive...

New Books at the Law Library - February 4th, 2008
HV7641 .R42 2007 Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP, Rebuilding the Trust: Report of the Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP ([Ottawa]: Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP,...

Taser report
Hmmmm. OTTAWA?The RCMP did not do “due diligence” when it approved the Taser stun gun for use as a less-than-lethal weapon by its officers, a hard-hitting independent review concludes...

Taser Use Drops After Ottawa Introduces Responsibility Pay
An interesting story on tasers has come out of Canada. In Ottawa, the police department instituted special “responsibility pay” if they regularly took a course on the proper use of force...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

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

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.