On April 12, 2018, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Spivey v. Norris et al.[i], in which the court considered whether a detective was entitled to qualified immunity for a constitutional and state law malicious prosecution claims. The relevant [...]

On April 20, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Romero v. City of Grapevine et al.[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity when he shot a suspect who fled a burglar [...]

On April 25, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Jenkins v. the State[i], in which the court examined whether a driver is seized under the Fourth Amendment when an officer initiates a traffic stop, the driver stops and [...]

On April 2, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Crocker v. Beatty[i], in which the court examined whether a deputy sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity when he seized the cell phone of a bystander who had taken [...]

On March 13, 2018, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Kendall v. Olsen et al.[i], in which the court discussed whether an officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he shot a dog in the plaintiff’s backyard while searching for [...]

On March 28, 2018, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Mitchell[i], in which the court discussed whether officers conducted a search under the Fourth Amendment when they sniffed the exterior of an apartment and smelled [...]