Over the last few weeks law enforcement throughout the United States has been faced with controlling protests and even riots following the death of George Floyd during his arrest by the Minneapolis Police Department.  These events did not begin with [...]

In June of 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, activist groups, state and federal law makers, and local mayors have sought to create a duty on the part of law enforcement officers to intervene when they observe [...]

©2020 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) Officer Can Make Brief Stop of Vehicle where Registered Owner’s License is Revoked unless there is Information that should Dispel a Belief that the Owner is the Driver [...]

Author’s Note: The United States Supreme Court has issued other decisions on the issue of involuntarily blood draws on suspected DUI suspects.  Before doing a blood draw without a warrant, an officer must determine the category in which the driver [...]

©2019 Jack Ryan, J.D., Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute   The United States Supreme Court noted that in a case where officers normally exercise their discretion and forego an arrest, a plaintiff may have a claim if the plaintiff [...]

©2018 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) There is often a public outcry when it is learned that an officer has shot an unarmed individual. It is recognized that there is often a disconnect between the public [...]

©2018 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) In a short per curiam decision, the United States Supreme Court considered a case where officers arrested a woman in her home for disorderly conduct and interfering with a law enforcement [...]

©2018 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) Law Enforcement Must Obtain a Search Warrant in to Order Access Cell Phone Records from Cellular Providers In Carpenter v. United States,[1] the United States Supreme Court considered whether the Fourth [...]

©2018 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) In a very narrow holding, the United States Supreme Court held that where a municipality has an ongoing dispute with a citizen, such that the policy of the municipality is [...]

©2018 Jack Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (www.llrmi.com) “The mere fact that a driver in lawful possession or control of a rental car is not listed on the rental agreement will not defeat his or her otherwise reasonable [...]