On October 13, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided the State v. Fish[i], which serves as instructive regarding the scope of a traffic stop and the use of a police K9 to conduct a free air sniff of [...]
On December 2, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Dewilfond[i], which is instructive regarding the use of GPS devices to track suspects during investigations. The relevant facts of Dewilfond are as follows: Scott County, [...]
On November 3, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Zawada v. Hogan[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to false arrest under the Fourth Amendment. The relevant facts of Zawada are as follows: [...]
On November 23, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Burton v. City of Detroit[i], in which the court examined whether officers violated the First and Fourth Amendments for arresting a member of the Detroit Board of Police [...]
On November 17, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Bey v. Prator[i], in which the court examined whether deputies violated the Fourth Amendment for arresting the plaintiffs for trespassing at a courthouse when plaintiff’s refused to leave [...]
On October 27, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Ashley v. Bennett[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to excessive force under the Fourth Amendment. The relevant facts of Ashley are as follows: On [...]
On October 20, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Welch v. Dempsey[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to retaliatory use of force under the First Amendment. The relevant facts of Welch are as [...]
On October 31, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. James[i], which is an excellent review of the law related to frisks of passengers in a vehicle. The relevant facts of James are as follows: [...]
On October 31, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Christiansen v. Eral[i], which is instructive regarding whether a violation of department policy can establish that an officer violated the constitution. The relevant facts of Christiansen are as follows: [...]
On October 31, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Ramirez v. Martin[i], in which the court of appeals examined whether an officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he shoved a suspect, who was at the moment compliant but [...]