EDITORIAL
By Robert Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (ret.)
I’ve been preaching for years that law enforcement officers must have a thick skin in those circumstances where a…
The Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants debated:
On August 9th, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in United States v. Smith (5th Cir. Aug. 9, 2024) __ F.4th __ [2024 U.S.App. LEXIS 20149], ruled that “geofence” warrants (…
By Robert Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Estate of Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles (9th Cir. Mar. 21, 2024) 96 F.4th 1209:
I previously briefed this “use of deadly force” case (See California Legal Update, Vol. 29…