Terebesi v. Torreso, No. 12-3867 (2nd Cir.) (764 F.3d 217) (August 21, 2014) (Judge Robert D. Sack)
Loaded on Aug. 25, 2014
published in Punch and Jurists
August 25, 2014
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The terrifying events in Ferguson, MO that have been playing out on national television for the past two weeks are emblematic of a new norm for local police forces - namely the militarization of the local cops who are now armed to the teeth with modern day weapons designed …
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More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Dautovic, No. 13-1493 (8th Cir.) (763 F.3d 927) (August 14, 2014) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)
- U.S. v. Hayes, No. 11-13678 (11th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (August 12, 2014) (Judge Adalberto Jose Jordan)
- Terebesi v. Torreso, No. 12-3867 (2nd Cir.) (764 F.3d 217) (August 21, 2014) (Judge Robert D. Sack)
- U.S. v. Musgrave, No. 13-3872 (6th Cir.) (761 F.3d 602) (July 31, 2014) (Judge Julia Smith Gibbons)
- Gericke v. Begin, No. 12-2326 (1st Cir.) (753 F.3d 1) (May 23, 2014) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)
- U.S. v. Erie County, NY, No. 13-3653-cv (2nd Cir.) (763 F.3d 235) (August 18, 2014) (Judge Guido Calabresi)
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