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https://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/182902.aspx

This article summarizes Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 58: Policing and Public Transportation. The report analyzes constitutional and other issues in cases brought against public transportation authorities under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, for alleged civil rights violations in the policing of public transportation authorities’ premises and vehicles. Issues addressed include Section 1983 claims against public transportation authorities and police officers for allegations such as false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, excessive force, and due process denials. Other topics discussed include the impact of the Second Amendment on regulating firearms on public transportation, COVID-19 response, public transportation authorities' organizational structures and contractual agreements that apply to their policing, and best practices that public transportation authorities have adopted for the policing of their stations, vehicles, and other property.

English

pp 40-41

2022-11

TR News

Digital/other

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Civil rights; Legal factors; Police; Public transit

Law; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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