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Case Results |
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| 2/6/06 |
Dan
Neville Redux: Judge Dismisses Remaining Charge By
Harry S. Stern |
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| 5/05 |
The
Oakland Riders Case - How It Began, The Politics Behind
It, Evidence At The Two Trials, Why There Were No Convictions,
And Lessons To Be Learned By Mike
Rains, RL&W |
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| 2/1/05 |
Law
Firm in High Gear on Critical Incidents RL&W |
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| 8/2/04 |
Judge
Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against City Attorney
By Terry Lynn Bowman, RL&W |
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| 4/3/04 |
Arbitrator
Overturns Termination of Veteran Sergeant by
Harry S. Stern, RL&W |
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| 8/03 |
SJPOA Vanguard POA Interview of RL&W Partner Mike Rains
By Sgt. Paul Francois. A news publication of the San Jose Police
Officers Association. |
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| 2/2/03 |
Oakland
Officer Back on the Job by
Harry S. Stern, RL&W |
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Newsletters
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| 1/22/10 |
Negotiating in Hard Times: Concession Bargaining, Round Two: A Survival Guide for Peace Officer Labor Associations |
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| 1/22/10 |
Ninth Circuit Puts Control Hold on TASER Use |
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| 09/2009 |
IAFF Local 188 v. PERB (Richmond): Expanding Appellate Review of PERB Decisions and Limiting Meet and Confer Rights on Layoffs by Rocky Lucia, Jr. and Peter Hoffmann |
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| 04/30/09 |
Statewide Public Safety Binding Arbitration Ruled Unconstitutional by Court of Appeal by Rockne A. Lucia, Jr. |
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| 04/24/09 |
California Appellate Court Decision in County of Sonoma v. the Superior Court of Sonoma County, full text, LexisNexis |
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| 04/15/09 |
Layoffs, Furloughs & Demotions: A Labor Association Perspective on Local Government Reactions to Economic Downturn by Rockne A. Lucia, Jr. |
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| 04/10/09 |
Court of Appeal Decides That an Officer's Right to Inspect Internal Affairs Materials Under the Peace Officer Bill of Rights Contains Limitations by Michael L. Rains |
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| 03/19/09 |
Tragedy Befalls Antioch Officer by Justin E. Buffington |
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| 03/09/09 |
New U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Impact Police Officers Charged With Committing Misdemeanor Offenses Involving Domestic Violence Or Battery On a Spouse, Cohabitant, Or Person He Shared a Child With, Even If Not Charged As Domestic Violence by Michael L. Rains |
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| 02/09/09 |
California Supreme Court Decides Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara and Affirms the Right of Agencies to Issue Lybarger-Type Admonitions in Internal Affairs Investigations by Michael L. Rains |
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| 10/14/08 |
Good News for Berkeley Police Officers Court of Appeal Holds That "Civilian" Police Review Commission Records and Hearings Must be Kept Confidential Under Penal Code § 832.7 by Michael L. Rains |
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| 07/14/08 |
Ninth Circuit Case Limits Employers’ Access to Police Officers’ Text Messages on Department Owned Equipment by Justin E. Buffington |
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| 11/9/05 |
Ninth
Circuit Gives First Amendment Protection to False Accusations
Made Against the Police - California
Supreme Court's decision in People v. Stanistreet is overruled |
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| 7/15/05 |
Arbitration
Cost Sharing Provisions Declared Unconstitutional |
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| 9/30/03 |
RL&W
Newsletter: Oakland “Riders” Acquitted Jury
renders not guilty verdits on 8 counts. |
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| 8/03 |
RL&W
Newsletter: Collective Bargaining Update |
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| 3/03 |
RL&W
Newsletter: Attorney General Issues Opinion on Military Leaves
of Absence |
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Special News Bulletins |
| 8/1/05 |
RLW
News Bulletin: Beware the Alford Waiver, Part 2 |
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| 7/21/05 |
Colma
POA Joins RLW |
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| 8/03 |
SJPOA
Vanguard POA Interview of RL&W Partner Mike Rains
By Sgt. Paul Francois. A news publication of the San Jose Police
Officers Association. |
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| 4/21/03 |
Senate
Bill 420 declared unconstitutional |
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| 4/15/03 |
United
States Department of Labor proposes to relax the standards for
declaring employees exempt from overtime. |
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| 4/04/03 |
New
laws protect officers who display American flags and wear flag
pins on duty. |
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RL&W in the News |
| 11/14/05 |
COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING NEWS: RLW congratulates the following associations
on achieving new contracts: Union City POA (assisted by Mark
O'Connell); Daly City Fire (assisted by John Noble); San Leandro
POA (assisted by Rocky Lucia) and Modesto Police Managers Association
(assisted by Bud Stone). For more details on these collective
bargaining agreements and others, or for salary survey assistance,
please contact our office. |
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| 5/20/05 |
Oakland Riders Acquitted
Again: Jury Renders Not Guilty Verdicts on Three Counts,
Mistrial Declared on the Rest. Due to the Court’s gag
order, this Firm cannot publicly comment on the trial. Consequently,
for further details on the case and the verdicts, please refer
to the Oakland Tribune at: http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_2747192
or the San Francisco Chronicle at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=
/c/a/2005/05/20/BAGQCCS7OK1.DTL
or KTVU News at: http://www.ktvu.com/news/4508692/detail.html |
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Your Rights |
| 7/05 |
Know
Your Rights: The Ability to Inspect Internal Affairs Investigation
Reports |
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| 3/03 |
Getting
representation immediately after a critical incident. |
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| 3/03 |
Rights
that must be given to an officer before being interrogated about
something that could lead to "Punitive Action."
(i.e., actions as minor as a written
reprimand or as serious as termination) |
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