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Court Allows Challenge To Disclosure Of Minnesota Undercover Officer Identities
09/11/2026

The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA), which alleged that it represents “over 90% of the police and peace officers in Minnesota,” sued the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board) after the Board allegedly released the names and dates of birth of at

Arbitrator’s Reversal Of Retaliatory Discipline Upheld By California Court
09/11/2026

Tracylyn Lopez, a correctional officer and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) representative at Salinas Valley State Prison in California, was suspended for 60 workdays after posting excerpts from a prior disciplinary action on a union bulletin board near the prison’s mai

NY PERB Faults Village For Ignoring Union’s Pre-Bargaining Information Request
09/11/2026

A New York Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) held that the Village of Pelham violated New York state labor law by refusing to respond to a police union’s pre-bargaining information requests concerning vacant sergeant positions. The Village of Pelham Police Benev

Court Balances Brady Discovery Against Officers’ Cell Phone Privacy
09/11/2026

On February 7, 2025, members of the Roanoke Police Department in Virginia and an ATF task force con­ducted surveillance of Michael Antonio David, Jr. for approximately two hours before initiating a traffic stop. A K-9 subsequently alerted on the vehicle, and officers recovered two firearms from the