ROBERT WEXLER Partner Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Picture this: A police officer prepares for her shift. She loads her gear into her AI-enabled patrol vehicle and sets off to conduct patrol. Only, instead of deciding where to drive, her patrol car is self-driving, and her route […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC The Supreme Court recently granted review in Barnes v. Felix, 91 F.4th 393, 394 (5th Cir. 2024), cert. granted, No. 23-1239, 2024 WL 4394125 (U.S. October 4, 2024), a case that is likely to clarify the amount of weight given to the pre-shooting […]
Greetings PORAC LDF members! At the end of the year, looking back on 2024, I am proud to recognize several accomplishments that LDF has achieved. LDF celebrated its 50 years of service, and increased membership of more than 150,000 members and over 1,600 associations. While the end of the year […]
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The […]
GREGG ADAM Founding Partner Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP On July 29, the California Supreme Court issued an important ruling affecting the deadline to file appeals in employee discipline cases. The ruling arose in a case involving the now-retired Sunnyvale Public Safety Officer David Meinhardt. Under the discretionary coverage for […]