Eyes in the Sky: An Introduction to Police Drones and the Law Drones have become a common tool in law enforcement operations. Agencies use them to document crime scenes, look for missing persons, search for suspects, clear buildings and residences, [...]
On March 23, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thorkelson v. Marceno[i], which involved a woman, in an emotional crisis, that was shot and killed by police when she pointed, what they later learned was a BB gun, [...]
On February 24, 2021, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Jones[i], which serves as an excellent review regarding the law related to entry into private premises to execute an arrest warrant. The facts of Jones [...]
©2020 John Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute On January 3, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Ybarra v. City of Chicago.[i] In Ybarra, the Court upheld the district court’s grant of summary [...]
©2020 John Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute LAWSUITS BEING FILED AGAINST JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES RELATED TO THE CORONA VIRUS – BE PREPARED WITH A REASONABLE RESPONSE By John Ryan, Attorney The impact of Coronavirus or COVID-19 [...]
In Day v. Wooten,[i] the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether police officers were entitled to qualified immunity where they kept a suspect handcuffed with his hands behind his back after the suspect complained of difficulty breathing. The suspect [...]