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Michigan Court of Appeals Protects Act 345 Health Care Funding for Retired Police Officers and Firefighters

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In a matter of first impression, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that municipalities may use tax dollars assessed under the Fire Fighters and Police Officers Retirement Act (a/k/a “Act 345”) to fund police and fire retiree...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Courts Clarify Elements Of Special Duty Doctrine and Malicious Prosecution

Recently, the New York State Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court each clarified municipal liability stemming from law enforcement activities in the context of state law municipal negligence claims and federal...more

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New York’s Freedom of Information Law Amended Again

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Key Takeaways - New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) was initially amended on December 29, 2021. On March 21, 2022, Governor Hochul signed a new law, amending FOIL again. Certain parts of the language approved...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Revised Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Standards Require Municipal Police Departments to Immediately Amend...

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On June 12, 2020, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST), a division of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, amended its Compliance to Law Enforcement Standards and Practices (CLESP)...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Gun Violence Restraining Orders - A Valuable, Rarely Used Tool Against Violence, Writes Denise Grimes in PublicCEO

When police officers were dispatched to the home of a 30-year-old resident for a welfare check, they found four firearms in the house — including a semi-automatic assault rifle. The officers went to the home after the man’s...more

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First Court Ruling on Merits of SB 1421 - Police Unions’ Argument to Block Release of Pre-2019 Records Found “Legally...

In the first court ruling on Senate Bill 1421, a judge held that the new California law only applies prospectively, but still requires disclosure of pre-2019 police personnel records in response to Public Record Act requests...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Court Ruling on FOIL Challenges City's Policy on Redaction

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The MuniBlog has previously posted regarding municipal camera programs; and the need for written policies and procedures for operations of these systems, including storage and retrieval. These video surveillance systems...more

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BB&K Attorney Gary Schons Conducting Review of Police Use of Communication App - TigerText, Used in Long Beach, Automatically...

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The City of Long Beach has hired Best Best & Krieger LLP Of Counsel Gary Schons to conduct an independent investigation into the Long Beach Police Department’s use of a controversial communications app. TigerText, which...more

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