On June 3, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Adair[i], in which the court examined whether an officer had reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk a male, despite a discrepancy in the suspect’s clothing [...]

On May 17, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Taffe v. Wengert[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity for shooting a robbery suspect.  The relevant facts of Taffe, taken directly from [...]

On May 13, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Richmond[i], in which the court discussed a Terry stop and limited search for weapons of an area between a screen door and exterior door to [...]

On May 3, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Coleman[i], which serves as an excellent review of Fourth Amendment law pertaining to probable cause for search warrants of residences, GPS tracking of vehicles and [...]

On May 2, 2019, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Torres v. Madrid et al.[i], in which the court examined whether officer violated the Fourth Amendment when they shot Torres, but she escaped.  The relevant facts of Torres, taken [...]

On May 9, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Piazza v. Jefferson County et al.[i], in which the court examined whether a deputy used excessive force against a pre-trial detainee in the jail, and if so, whether the [...]

On April 22, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Taylor v. City of Saginaw[i], in which the court examined whether marking a parked car’s tires with chalk to determine if the car is being moved, violates the Fourth [...]

On April 16, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Johnson[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was authorized seize a round of ammunition and empty holster he felt during a valid Terry [...]

On April 11, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Waters v. Madson[i], in which the court examined whether officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they detained a man and his wife at a lumberyard when the man failed [...]

On April 3, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Estate of Shepherd v. City of Shreveport[i], in which the court examined whether an officer acted reasonably under the Fourth Amendment when he shot an killed a man [...]