Vol. 26 No. 18- Public Employees are Entitled to Pre-Disciplinary Due Process
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer, Esq. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED TO PRE-DISCIPLINARY DUE PROCESS August 9, 2011 The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held, in the case of Walls v. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (CCCTA), that a permanent public sector employee must be provided […]
Vol. 26 No.17- Collecting DNA From Arrestees Is Unconstitutional
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer, Esq. COLLECTING DNA FROM ARRESTEES IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL August 8, 2011 On August 4, 2011, the California Court of Appeal, First District, ruled that taking a DNA sample from all felony arrestees violated the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and is an […]