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  2. Police power (United States constitutional law) - Wikipedia

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    The authority for use of police power under American Constitutional law has its roots in English and European common law traditions. [3] Even more fundamentally, use of police power draws on two Latin principles, sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas ("use that which is yours so as not to injure others"), and salus populi suprema lex esto ("the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law ...

  3. Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement officers, except when on duty or acting in an official capacity, have the right to engage in political activity or run for elective office. Law enforcement officers shall, if disciplinary action is expected, be notified of the investigation, the nature of the alleged violation, and be notified of the outcome of the investigation ...

  4. Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act - Wikipedia

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    President George W. Bush signs the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, June 22, 2004.. The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) is a United States federal law, enacted in 2004, that allows two classes of persons—the "qualified law enforcement officer" and the "qualified retired or separated law enforcement officer"—to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the United ...

  5. Selective enforcement - Wikipedia

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    In law, selective enforcement occurs when government officials (such as police officers, prosecutors, or regulators) exercise discretion, which is the power to choose whether or how to punish a person who has violated the law. The biased use of enforcement discretion, such as that based on racial prejudice or corruption, is usually considered a ...

  6. Law enforcement - Wikipedia

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    New York City Police Department lieutenant debriefing police officers at Times Square. Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. [1]

  7. Vagueness doctrine - Wikipedia

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    Second, it helps prevent arbitrary enforcement of the laws and arbitrary prosecutions. [2] The void for vagueness doctrine developed because, "When Congress does not set minimum guidelines to govern law enforcement, there is no limit to the conduct that can be criminalized." [5]: 1303 Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 391 (1972):

  8. Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

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    Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1592: March 30, 2007 Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) 171 Passed the House (237–180) S. 1105: April 12, 2007 Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) 44 Died in the Senate Judiciary Committee 111th Congress: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 1913: April 2, 2009 Rep. John Conyers ...

  9. List of uniform acts (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act: 2000 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act: 1992, 1996, 2001, 2008 Uniform Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers Act: 1991, 1993 Uniform Land Security Interest Act: 1985 Uniform Land Transactions Act: 1975 Uniform Law on Notarial Acts: 1982, 2010 Uniform Limited ...