- Adverse Actions Against Public Employees For First AmendmentSpeech: An Introduction and Overview. New June AELE Law Journal article, http://www.aele.org/law/
2020all06/2020-06MLJ201.pdf - Public Safety Discipline and Internal Investigations Seminar---Attend Virtual or In Person. Las Vegas, Nevada is opening for business and will be in full swing for the September 28, 2020 3.5-day updated seminar on "Public Safety Discipline and Internal Investigations Seminar." A first: You can virtually attend the seminar because it will be broadcast live. The seminar begins on Monday, September 28 and ends at Noon on October 1, 2020. Another first is online registration and payment. For registration and more information, http://www.aele.
org/public-safety-discipline- and-internal-investigations. html - June Law Enforcement Liability Reporter: This issue has cases on assault and battery: pepper spray, false arrest/imprisonment: no warrant, Federal Tort Claims Act, firearms related: intentional use, firearms related: Second Amendment issues, interrogation: juveniles, immigrants and immigration issues, search and seizure: home/business, and search and seizure: person. http://www.aele.org/law/
2020all06/LR2020JUN.pdf - June Fire, Police & Corrections Personnel Reporter: This issue has cases on age discrimination: termination, FLSA: overtime in general, First Amendment, handicap/abilities discrimination, race discrimination, and whistleblower protection. http://www.aele.org/law/
2020all06/FP2020JUN.pdf - June Jail and Prisoner Law Bulletin: This issue has cases on COVID-19, governmental liability: policy/custom, medical care: dental, Prison Litigation Reform Act: exhaustion of remedies, prisoner assault: by inmates, prisoner suicide, prisoner transport, and religion. http://www.aele.org/law/
2020all06/JB2020JUN.pdf - An ON-DEMAND recording of the May 26, 2020 Webinar: Law Enforcement Use-of-Force Accountability: Qualified Immunity, "Standards," Degrees of Certainties, and Junk Science is now available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Dg5GUe9BQt8&feature=youtu.be
Summaries of, and commentaries on, selected court and administrative decisions and related matters affecting public employers and employees in New York State in particular and in other jurisdictions in general.