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The Ever-Complicated Chokehold & Qualified Immunity: Tuuamalemalo v. Greene

Chokeholds and policing are certainly a hot topic in today’s society. Today we will be reviewing a use of force case out of the 9th Circuit that touches on chokeholds and another highly debated topic, qualified immunity. Certainly, police officers don’t often fare well with these types of cases in the 9th Circuit and today’s case is no exception. The specific topic of today’s […]

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Webinar: Qualified Immunity – What the Public Needs to Know

Qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity. “Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.” In Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982), the Supreme Court held that federal government officials are entitled to qualified immunity. The

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Circuit Court of Appeals – June 2020

First Circuit United States v. Rivera-Morales, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 17116 (1st Cir. P.R. May 29, 2020)  Beskis Sánchez-Martínez (Sánchez) was scrolling through her husband’s (Morales) cell phone when she discovered a photograph of her husband’s penis next to a pair of blurry hands.  Sánchez continued to search her husband’s phone and found a fourteen-second video of Morales engaging in a sexual act with

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Use of Force Continuum – Seriously?? What is old is now new and what is new is clearly broken…

Does societal pressure and the reactive response to use of force in this country have you considering placing a diagram of the use of force continuum back into your use of force policy? Seriously?  PLEASE DO NOT… Do you know the history and reasoning behind the decision to remove the continuum from use of force policies a decade ago and why it is now unacceptable

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Webinar: The Use of Force Continuum

The Use Of Force Continuum – Seriously??​ What is Old, is Now New and What is New is Clearly Broken… Watch Attorney Eric Daigle, both the principal of Daigle Law Group and a national use of force instructor/expert, for an in-depth webinar about the history and trends associated with using a diagram continuum in a constitutional policing model. Attorney Daigle will discuss the history

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Summary of President Trump’s Executive Order on Policing

On June 16th, 2020, President Trump released an executive order titled, “Safe Policing for Safe Communities”. The order was broken into the following six sections, which we’ve summarized for you. The main focus of the order is on better police training, a more transparent police database regarding UOF incidents, a reallocation of grant money for departments who are willing to adopt these new and more

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Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities

Note: DLG Learning Center has summarized the President’s Executive Order. Click here to access our summary. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.  Purpose.  As Americans, we believe that all persons are created equal and endowed with the inalienable rights to life and liberty.

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Being Reactive Can be Detrimental to your Constitutional Policing

Having dedicated my career to ensuring effective operations of police agencies, I believe what is currently happening is the most discouraging thing I have ever witnessed. It is disappointing on two levels; the first thing that upsets me is how quickly law enforcement lost the support of its citizens, especially when no one disagrees that the actions of one officer were not proper. And

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Webinar: Police & The Press

Balancing First Amendment Rights with Operational Challenges of Law Enforcement – Is there a happy medium? The right of the press to document police activity is foundational to our democracy and has long been recognized and protected by the courts. During the protests of the last week there have been numerous reports that police have arrested, detained, threatened and had physical confrontations with journalists

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Crowd Control Resources

We here at Daigle Law Group watch as many of your departments are dealing with protests across the country, placing a continued strain on your resources. While many of the demonstrations are peaceful, some are requiring the calling of an unlawful demonstration in response to violence and property damage. How can we help?  We can help and make sure your officers are aware of

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