On May 11, 2015, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Grider v. Bowling[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to excessive force and duty to intervene under the Fourth Amendment. A summary of the relevant [...]
On May 24, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Gutierrez[i], which is an excellent review of the law related to K9 sniffs and the permissible scope of a traffic stop. The relevant facts of [...]
On May 24, 2023, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Apache Young[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to reasonable suspicion and investigative detentions. This article is a two part series [...]
On May 24, 2023, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Apache Young[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to reasonable suspicion and investigative detentions. This article is a two part series [...]
On December 1, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided J.I.W. v. Dorminey[i], in which the court examined whether a school resource officer was entitled to qualified immunity when he used an arm-bar, which resulted in a broken arm [...]
On May 30, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Watkins v. Bigwood[i], in which the court examined whether the police were entitled to qualified immunity for conducting an involuntary mental health committal on a man that was singing [...]
On April 19, 2023, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Putman v. Harris[i], in which the court examined whether it was reasonable for a K9 officer to order his dog to bite a man that had recently threatened suicide [...]
On April 17, 2023, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Torres v. Ball[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to tips and reasonable suspicion. In Torres, Sergeant Ball received a look-out to help another agency [...]
On May 3, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Baker v. City of Madison [Alabama][i], in which officers were sued for excessive force for the use of a Taser. In this case, the plaintiff, Baker, was driving his [...]
On April 21, 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Beroid v. Lafleur[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related active resistance, the use of a Taser, and excessive force. The relevant facts of Beroid are [...]