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July, 2010 (Vol. 5, No. 1)

• Article:  Silence Does Not Invoke the Right to Remain Silent: Berghuis v. Thompkins

• Article:  Two Important Changes for Law Enforcement Officers from the Last General Assembly Session

• Article:  More Guidance from the Supreme Court on the Adequacy of Miranda Warnings: Florida v. Powell

• Article:  The Edwards Rule No Longer Applies After a Break in Custody: Maryland v. Shatzer

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December, 2009 (Vol. 4, No. 1)

• Special Feature:  The Exclusionary Rule in 2009

• Article:  When Can the Police Search the Passenger Compartment of a Car?  The Significance of Arizona v. Gant

• Upcoming Cases:  Police Practices Cases To Be Decided in the Current Term of the U.S. Supreme Court

• Upcoming Cases:  A Virginia Case Will Be Decided by the U.S. Supreme Court This Term

October, 2008 (Vol. 3, No. 2)

• Article:  Victory from the Jaws of Defeat, from the Jaws of Victory, from the Jaws of Defeat...Understanding Virginia v. Moore and Virginia's Uniform Summons Rule

• Article:  Two Recent Virginia Supreme Court Cases on Probable Cause

• Legal Summary:  Employment Law - A New Americans with Disabilities Act?  The ADA, ADARA, and ADAAA

• Recent Legal Development:  Searches Incident to Custodial Arrest Prohibited by Statute

• Recent Legal Development:  When the 6th Amendment Right to Counsel Attaches

• Recent Legal Development:  The Second Amendment Protects a Personal Right to Bear Arms for Self Defense

• Recent Legal Development:  The Death Penalty for Rape of a Child is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

• Recent Legal Development:  Probable Cause to Search (and Reasonable Suspicion to Frisk)

• Recent Legal Development:  Protective Sweep of a Home for a Weapon After an Arrest That Took Place Outside the Home

• Recent Legal Development:  When Has a Person Been Arrested Under the Implied Consent for a Blood Test Statute?

• Recent Legal Development:  Admissibility of Evidence Obtained in Execution of a Defective Search Warrant

February, 2008 (Vol. 3, No. 1)

• Article:  Probable Cause and the "Apothecary Fold"

• Legal Summary:  Employment Law Update

• Legal Update:  Criminal Procedure Update

• Legal Update:  Four Important Recent Virginia Supreme Court Cases Dealing with the Interpretation and Application of Criminal Law

September, 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 2)

• Special Announcement:  Constitutional Update Handout

• Article:  The Virginia Supreme Court Issues an Important Ruling about the Authority of the Police to Make Warrantless Entries onto Residential Property

• Article:  The Virginia Court of Appeals Decides Two Cases Dealing with Probable Cause to Search a Home and Application of the Leon Rule

• Article:  The Virginia Court of Appeals Clarifies Jurisdiction of Campus Police Officers Acting under a Concurrent Jurisdiction Order with an Adjoining Locality

• Supreme Court Summary:  Scott v. Harris

• Legal Summary:  Employment Law

April, 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 1)

• Special Feature:  Public Records Management and Retention for Virginia Police Chiefs (pdf format)
• Article:  The Virginia Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Concerning Application of the Exclusionary Rule to Arrests Unlawful Under State Law
• Legal Summary:  Employment Law

December, 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 2)

• Announcement:  from Brian Cummings, Chair of the Police Legal Advisors Committee
• Article:  Is the Fourth Amendment Only About Reasonableness? Potential Implications of Samson v. California
• Legal Summaries:  Criminal Procedure | Employment Law | Records

July, 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 1)

• Articles: Two Recent Supreme Court Cases Relating to the Privacy of the Home | 2006 Virginia Legislative Summary
• Legal Summaries: Criminal Procedure | Records & FOIA
• Case Summaries: Hudson v. Michigan ("Knock and Announce" Rule) | Garcetti v. Ceballos (Employee Free Speech)

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