On June 20, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Lane v. Nading et al.[i], in which the court examined whether a parole officer was entitled to qualified immunity from suit when he entered Lane’s motel room, without a [...]
On June 4, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Day v. State[i] which serves as an excellent review of the law regarding administrative or special needs searches. The facts of Day, taken directly from the case, are as [...]
On June 17, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Johnson v. City of Ferguson[i], in which the court examined whether Dorian Johnson, the companion of Michael Brown, was seized during the nationally known shooting incident involving Brown. The [...]
On June 3, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thurairajah v. City of Fort Smith[i], in which the court examined whether an officer violated the First and Fourth Amendments when he arrested a man that yelled profanity as [...]
On June 3, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Adair[i], in which the court examined whether an officer had reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk a male, despite a discrepancy in the suspect’s clothing [...]
On May 17, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Taffe v. Wengert[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity for shooting a robbery suspect. The relevant facts of Taffe, taken directly from [...]
On May 13, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Richmond[i], in which the court discussed a Terry stop and limited search for weapons of an area between a screen door and exterior door to [...]
On May 3, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Coleman[i], which serves as an excellent review of Fourth Amendment law pertaining to probable cause for search warrants of residences, GPS tracking of vehicles and [...]
On May 2, 2019, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Torres v. Madrid et al.[i], in which the court examined whether officer violated the Fourth Amendment when they shot Torres, but she escaped. The relevant facts of Torres, taken [...]
On May 9, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Piazza v. Jefferson County et al.[i], in which the court examined whether a deputy used excessive force against a pre-trial detainee in the jail, and if so, whether the [...]