You are viewing 5th Circuit The law with respect to strip searches has been clearly established for many years. Kelly v. Foti,i provides an example of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit’s position on strip searches. Kelly, the [...]
In Buckley v. Haddock,i the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reviewed a denial of qualified immunity for an officer who faced a lawsuit based on his use of a Taser®. The court outlined the facts as follows: The [...]
You are viewing 4th Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has clearly rejected the concept of blanket strip search policies for arrestees and requires reasonable suspicion to believe that the particular arrestee is concealing contraband [...]
In Buckley v. Haddock,i the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reviewed a denial of qualified immunity for an officer who faced a lawsuit based on his use of a Taser®. The court outlined the facts as follows: The [...]
ARTICLE 1: Montejo v. Louisiana Supreme Court Overturns Michigan v. Jackson Miranda Sufficiently Informs a Defendant of the Consequences of Interrogation On May 26th 2009 the United States Supreme Court overturned its prior decision in Michigan v. Jackson which precluded law enforcement from attempting [...]
In Ricci v. DeStefano,i the United States Supreme Court reviewed the refusal of the City of New Haven Connecticut to certify promotional exams for the rank of lieutenant and captain within their fire department. The basis for the City’s refusal was based [...]
ARTICLE 1: Montejo v. Louisiana Supreme Court Overturns Michigan v. Jackson Miranda Sufficiently Informs a Defendant of the Consequences of Interrogation On May 26th 2009 the United States Supreme Court overturned its prior decision in Michigan v. Jackson which precluded law enforcement from attempting [...]
In Ricci v. DeStefano,i the United States Supreme Court reviewed the refusal of the City of New Haven Connecticut to certify promotional exams for the rank of lieutenant and captain within their fire department. The basis for the City’s refusal was based [...]
You are viewing an article from the 1st Circuit An issue that has begun to surface is when agencies develop and implement a policy that meets the legal standards requiring individualized reasonable suspicion before a strip search is authorized, but [...]
You are viewing an article from the 7th Circuit Through these materials it becomes clear that the one group of individuals that government actors have a duty to protect is prisoners. This duty arises under circumstances where the prisoner is [...]