MASS SUPREME COURT ISSUES SWEEPING DECISION ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE From the desk of NEPBA Attorney’s Nolan/Perroni On April 16, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a decision that may likely set the standard for the use of digital technology in criminal cases. The case is Commonwealth v. McCarthy (SJC-12750), and involved the tracking of an […]
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The Boston Globe Supports The NEPBA Presumptive Bill For First Responders Who Are Victims of COVID-19
Help police and firefighters stricken by coronavirus When first responders test positive for COVID-19, municipalities should assume they picked it up on the job. There’s nothing like the long blue line of police mourning a fallen colleague to remind a community of the meaning of “first responder.” And so it was for Boston police Officer Jose […]
The NEPBA / UFPO have petitioned the leadership of New York CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION on Presumptive Covid legislation
The NEPBA / UFPO have petitioned the leadership of New York CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION to follow the NEPBA lead in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the presumption bill for the COVID-19 Virus. Thus, making MASS Legislation bills (H4611 & S2602), which were written by NEPBA and filed by Rep. JIM Arcerio & Sen. MICHAEL MOORE the […]