Sep. 13, 2019
When is lethal force 'necessary'?
How much will AB 392's new police-use-of-force standard impact charging decisions and civil liability?


Shirley N Weber
Assemblymember, 79th Assembly District, California State Assembly
Under newly-signed AB 392, law enforcement officers may only use lethal force where it's "necessary." The bill's author, Shirley Weber (D - San Diego), and civil rights attorney and UCLA clinical professor Lisa Holder (L/O of Lisa Holder) detail the new standard.
Plus Sacramento correspondent Malcolm Maclachlan describes the last flurry of bills to pass the California legislature, including ones regulating arbitration, the gig economy, vaccines, sexual harassment, and college athletes.
Brian Cardile
brian_cardile@dailyjournal.com
Brian Cardile
brian_cardile@dailyjournal.com
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