On October 3, 2018, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. De Castro[i], in which the court examined whether a person was seized under the Fourth Amendment when an officer requested that he take his hands [...]
On September 6, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Morgan v. Fairfield County[i], in which the court discussed whether deputies violated the Fourth Amendment when they went into a back yard and side yard while conducting a knock [...]
On September 12, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Glasscox v. City of Argo et al.[i], in which the court examined whether repeated use of the Taser after a vehicle pursuit amounted to excessive force. The relevant facts [...]
On September 20, 2018, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided Walker v. Coffey et al.[i], in which the court discussed whether state law enforcement officials should be entitled to qualified immunity for intentionally using an invalid subpoena to get [...]
On September 19, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Alston v. City of Darien et al.[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to Fourth Amendment false arrest and excessive force claims and First Amendment [...]
On August 21, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Hansen v. Aper[i], which is instructive regarding the Sixth Circuit’s requirements for a Fourth Amendment claim when handcuffing a suspect too tightly. The relevant facts of Hansen are as [...]
On August 21, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Schram[i], in which serves as instructive regarding whether a person who has been barred from a residence by a court order, can possess a reasonable [...]
On August 17, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Reddick[i], in which the Fifth Circuit decided a case of first impression that stemmed from a detective viewing images from Reddick’s computer files that were [...]
On August 15, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals of decided the United States v. Rivas[i], in which serves as an excellent review of Fourth Amendment requirements for officers that call canine to conduct a free sniff during a [...]
On August 17, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Wilson v. Parker et al.[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to the Fourth Amendment and the use of deadly force. The relevant facts of [...]