Denial of Appeal to Supreme Court (Important Consideration for Law Enforcement) Author’s Commentary:  While I don’t often write about Supreme Court orders denying a writ of certiorari because the denial does not create any binding precedent on other courts, the [...]

From the United States Supreme Court Geofencing to Catch a Bank Robber Chatrie v. United States, slip opinion No. 25-112   In another case involving technology which was beyond science fiction when the Bill of Rights and specifically the Fourth [...]

From the United States Supreme Court Unprovoked Flight and Reasonable Suspicion   In District of Columbia v. R.W.[1] the United States Supreme Court decided a case where strange behavior by the occupants of a vehicle and the conduct of the [...]

From the United States Supreme Court Per Curiam Decision Zorn v. Linton 2026 US LEXIS 1471 March 24, 2026 Jack Ryan, Attorney Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute This case did not address whether the use of force by Sergeant [...]

From the United States Supreme Court Officers do not need Probable Cause to Enter a Home when Entering due to a Belief that an Occupant is in Peril.  In such Cases, the Standard for Entry is an “objectively reasonable basis [...]

From the United States Supreme Court Martin, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of G.W., a Minor, ET AL., v. United States ET AL. 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2281 (6/12/2025) Procedurally, this Case has NO impact on Local Law Enforcement [...]

From the United States Supreme Court May 15, 2025 Barnes v. Felix 605 U.S. ___(2025) No. 23-1239 The Ruling: Use of Force must be judged by the totality of circumstances and not just the “moment of threat” but Court did [...]

Barnes v. Felix Oral Argument Before the United States Supreme Court January 22, 2025 Jack Ryan, Attorney Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Barnes v. Felix, No. 23-1239, a deadly force case that [...]