On November 25, 2020, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Lea[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to consensual encounters and Miranda. In Lea, Metropolitan Transit Police Officer’s Woods and Wooley [...]
On November 25, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Trader[i], in which the court examined whether the third-party doctrine allows law enforcement to obtain internet protocol (IP) addresses and email account information without a [...]
On November 11, 2020, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Beaudion[i], in which the court examined whether a person had standing to challenge the constitutionality of search warrant to obtain the cell phone GPS location [...]
On October 27, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Edwards v. State[i], in which the court examined whether officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they entered without consent and without a warrant. The relevant facts of Edwards, taken [...]
On November 6, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Lancon[i], in which the court examined whether a passenger in a vehicle had a reasonable expectation of privacy such that she had standing to contest [...]
On October 8, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Bruce[i], in which the court examined whether officers had reasonable suspicion to detain a person based upon an anonymous tip. The relevant facts of Bruce, [...]
On October 2, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Pineda v. Hamilton Cty.[i], in which the court examined whether a suit for excessive force could proceed against three deputies where the plaintiff was unable to identify which deputy [...]
On October 14, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. James[i], in which the court examined whether officers had reasonable suspicion to detain a person that dropped his bike and fled on foot as police [...]
On October 15, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Goffin v. Ashcraft[i], in which the court examined whether an officer who shot a fleeing suspect in the back was entitled to qualified immunity. The relevant facts of Goffin, [...]
On September 23, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Teel v. Lozada[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity when he shot a woman that was armed with a knife, suicidal and [...]