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Legal Update: United States v. Pereda (9th Cir. 2026)
A supervision search of an unreported residence or vehicle is valid when the facts known before the search, taken together, give probable cause that the supervisee lives there or owns or controls it. In Pereda, the Ninth Circuit reversed a suppression order, 2-1, upholding searches of...
Custody Operations: Ten Litigation Problems Driving The Department’s Risk
Why this matters jail and detention operations generate a disproportionate share of an agency’s civil exposure. Most people in custody are pretrial detainees - not convicted prisoners - and the law judges their treatment by the “objectively reasonable”...
Who, What, Wear-able Tech: Public Employers Should Consider Adopting New Policies to Protect Employees from Wearable Technology
Employers must be cautious when providing, or allowing the usage of, wearable technology to its employees. This is because wearable technology may inadvertently violate employment discrimination laws through its ability to track various personal physical factors. Given the...
SB 122 Expands California Sales and Use Tax to Software
California has enacted Senate Bill 122, which expands the taxation of software and restricts certain local tax sharing agreements. Sales and Use Tax on Software Beginning January 1, 2027, California sales and use tax will expand to apply to many subscriptions to software as a service...
SB 524: Using AI to Draft Police Reports? New California Rules Apply
Effective January 1, 2026, Senate Bill 524 requires covered agencies to maintain a policy for official police reports prepared fully or partly through certain artificial intelligence systems. The law applies when AI automatically drafts a report narrative from body worn or vehicle...
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