July 02, 2019

Perpetual Dumpster Fires (Episode 95)

59 minutes

Join us this week for commentary on the Supreme Court’s criminal justice cases ending the term, a single Florida deputy who’s personally framed more than 100+ motorists for drug offenses, an Illinois man arrested for walking outside, and a bombshell election in New York City!

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Show Notes:

Episode 93 is a patron-only special on Congressional oversight powers! (Patreon)

SCOTUS: 7.25-1.75, no §1983 lawsuit for retaliatory arrest if there’s probable cause to arrest on any charge at all (CaseText)

SCOTUS: 7-2, separate sovereigns exception to double jeopardy remains alive and well (CaseText)

SCOTUS: 6-3, limitations period for §1983 wrongful prosecution lawsuits don’t start until acquittal (CaseText)

SCOTUS: 5-4, portion of the Hobbs Act is unconstitutionally vague (CaseText)

CALIFORNIA: Sacramento County releases disciplinary file on deputy who lied about traffic stop, tased driver (Sacramento Bee)

CALIFORNIA: San Fransisco police raid home of journalist over leaked report into dead public defender Jeff Adachi (San Francisco Chronicle)

The Police Chief is now “sorry” for the raid (San Francisco Chronicle)

CALIFORNIA: Auditor finds taxpayers pay excessive overtime for the Sheriff’s Office due to paper timesheets (KTVU 2)

FLORIDA: Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Wester planted drugs in at least 118 vehicles! (The Appeal)

Our episode on Deputy Wester’s termination (Fsck #86)

This also happens in Chicago (Fsck #51)

And in Los Angeles (Fsck #37)

And in Baltimore (Fsck #24)

And in Baltimore (Fsck #20)

And in Baltimore (Fsck #17)

HAWAII: Former prosecutor Katherine Kealoha jailed after being found guilty of conspiracy (AP News)

We talked about this case when the officers involved were indicted for fabricating evidence (Fsck #57)

ILLINOIS: The state is mass-expunging marijuana convictions (CNN)

ILLINOIS: Freeport PD police arrest hospital patient Shaquille Dukes for going for a walk as doctor directed (Freeport Journal-Standard)

MINNESOTA: Elected Hennepin County prosecutor Mike Freeman, whose office routinely jails people for alcohol abuse, takes medical leave for alcohol abuse (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

NEVADA: Las Vegas prosecutor Liz Mercer admonished by Nevada Supreme Court as a 2nd verdict is overturned for misconduct (KLAS 8)

NEW YORK: Six NYC jailers indicted for conducting illegal searches, lying about it (NY Times)

NEW YORK: Queens public defender Tiffany Cabán wins Dem nomination for District Attorney (NY Times)

NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD officer Robert Milton charged for giving alcohol to 1- and 6-year-old boys (Charlotte Observer)

NORTH CAROLINA: White supremacist Kevin Stone, vocal neo-Confederate, is also a Chatham County probation officer (WTVD 11)

TEXAS: Laredo woman arrested for heinous crime of letting children play outside unsupervised (Laredo Morning Times)

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