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When is lethal force 'necessary'?

By Lisa Holder, Shirley N Weber Brian Cardile, Brian Cardile | Sep. 13, 2019
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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?

Lisa Holder

Law Office of Lisa Holder

Phone: 323-683-6610

Email: lisaholder@yahoo.com

New York Univ SOL; New York NY

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.

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Brian Cardile

Rulings Editor, Podcast Host, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reporter
brian_cardile@dailyjournal.com

Brian Cardile

Rulings Editor, Podcast Host, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reporter
brian_cardile@dailyjournal.com

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