General Counsel Michael P. Stone Training Bulletins

2026

March
- FACEBOOK FIREFIGHTERS AND FREE SPEECH WHEN A POST GETS YOU FIRED ILLEGALLY Melton v. City of Forrest City
- February
  - SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRAL The Duty to Intervene is Now Clearly Established as a Fourth Amendment Nute v. White No. 23-10273 Violation
  - California Supreme Court Ruling: AGENCIES CAN NO LONGER REQUIRE FALSE-COMPLAINT WARNINGS Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles
  - January
    - FEDERAL LAW COUNTS…EVEN ON A STATE STOP United States v. Steinman No. 23-1703 (9th Cir. 2025)

2025

December
- BLAST BALL OR EXCESSIVE FORCE? 9TH CIRCUIT SAYS CONTEXT CONTROLS Cheairs v. City of Seattle No. 24-3163 (9th Cir. 2025)
- November
  - POLICE POWER PREVAILS: COURT SAYS NO FIFTH AMENDAMENT “TAKING” FOR DAMAGE IN LINE OF DUTY SWAT TEAR GAS CASE Pena v. City of Los Angeles, No. 24-2422 (9th Cir. 2025)
  - October
    - LOWER THE WINDOWS, NOT YOUR GUARD United States v. Ronnard Williams (Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit 2025)
    - September
      - COURT SHOOTS DOWN CALIFORNIA’S “ONE‐GUN‐A‐MONTH” LAW AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
      - COURT NARROWS OFFICER PRIVACY IN USE OF FORCE CASES: NAMES MUST BE DISCLOSED City of Vallejo v. Superior Court of Salano County
      - August
        
        NO MORE THREAT NO MORE SHOTS Estate of Daniel Hernandez et. al. v. City of Los Angeles
        
        NO WARRANT NO EXCEPTION Court Blocks Evidence from Navy Cell Phone Search United States of America v. Joshua Lee Ray
        
        July
        
        KNOW WHAT IS IN YOUR FILE: Court Orders Full Disclosure of Brady Materials in Personnel Records Schneider v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
        
        June
        
        UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT REJECTS “MOMENT OF THREAT” DOCTRINE What it Means for Use of Force and Officer Decision Making
        
        Warrantless Entries UNDERSTANDING EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES Part 1 Hot Pursuit Explained
        
        May
        
        You Can Not Waive Safety: WHEN LIABILITY RELEASES DO NOT PROTECT CITIES OR EVENT HOSTS
        
        Reasonable Force vs.Reasonable Care: Why California Cops Must Think Beyond the Arrest
        
        PROTECT YOUR HOME LIKE YOU PROTECT OTHERS California Homestead Exemption
        
        April
        
        No Imminent Threat = No Qualified Immunity
        
        When Trust is Broken: Lessons in Union Financial Oversight
        
        February
        
        Bodyweight Control On A Handcuffed Suspect Considered "Excessive Force"

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April
- No Discipline for Officer’s Refusal To Consent To Cell Search

2021

July
- Attorney General Guidance on Investigations of “AB1506 Incidents” (Officer-Involved Shootings of Unarmed Civilians)

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