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Maryland Governor Signs Bills Banning Masks for Law Enforcement, Adding Charging Limits for Minors

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation banning masks for law enforcement officers while on duty, eliminating previous ambiguity in...

Washington Supreme Court Declines to Revive Sheriff Qualification Law

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Washington Supreme Court declined to reinstate key portions of a state law imposing new qualification requirements for county...

DOJ Sues Denver Over Assault Weapons Ordinance, Citing Second Amendment Violations

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Denver, alleging its assault weapons...

Wisconsin Judge Orders Release of Certified Law Enforcement Officer List

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Dane County judge has ordered the Wisconsin Department of Justice to release the names and certification information of...

Washington Judge Temporarily Blocks Portions of New Sheriff Background Law

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Washington state judge has temporarily blocked key provisions of a new law that added background and eligibility requirements...

Supreme Court Hears Case on Police Use of Geofence Warrants and Phone Location Data

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case over police use of geofence warrants that seek phone location...

California Court Rules Officers in OIS Incidents Can Shield Identities Under Marsy’s Law

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A California appellate court ruled that officers involved in officer-involved shootings can shield their identities under the state’s Marsy’s...

Federal Government Reclassifies State-Licensed Medical Marijuana as Schedule III

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• President Donald Trump’s administration reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana as a Schedule III drug under federal law.• The change shifts...

Dallas Police Department Revises Immigration Enforcement Policy After State Funding Threats

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Dallas Police Department revised its immigration enforcement policy after threats from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to withhold state...

Federal Appeals Court Blocks California Law Requiring Federal Officers to Wear Identification

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A federal appeals court blocked a California law that would have required federal law enforcement officers to visibly wear...

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