Vol. 40 No. 14 CALIFORNIA’S LAW PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF MORE THAN ONE FIREARM IN A 30-DAY PERIOD VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Nguyen v. Read More
Vol. 40 No. 13 GENERALIZED CONCERNS ABOUT VICTIM TRAUMA AND FAIR-TRIAL PUBLICITY WERE INSUFFICIENT TO FIND THAT “ACTIVE INVESTIGATION” EXEMPTION TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT ABSOLVED POLICE OF THEIR DUTY TO RELEASE BODYCAM FOOTAGE In Sacramento Television Stations Inc. v. Superior Court,[1] a Court Read More
Vol. 40 No. 12 BECAUSE AN OFFICER CONTINUED TO SHOOT A FALLEN AND INJURED SUSPECT ARMED ONLY WITH A BLADED INSTRUMENT WHO WAS ON HIS BACK WITH HIS KNEES CURLED UP TO HIS CHEST WHILE ROLLING AWAY FROM THE OFFICER, A JURY COULD REASONABLY FIND THAT THE OFFICER EMPLOYED CONSTITUTIONALLY EXCESSIVE FORCE In Est. of Hernandez v. City of L.A.,[1] an en Read More