On December 17, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Johnson v. Rogers[i], which serves as an excellent review regarding the law related to excessive force. The facts of Johnson, taken directly from the case, are as follows: The [...]
On December 27, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Green[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to traffic stops and frisks. The facts of Green, taken directly from the case, [...]
On December 23, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Darrell[i], in which the court discussed whether walking away from officers, who are at a residence known for drug activity for the purpose of serving [...]
On December 26, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Lewis[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law related to consensual encounters and investigative detentions. The facts of Lewis, taken directly from the [...]
On December 26, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Toole v. City of Atlanta et al.[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity for the arrest of a protestor. The relevant facts [...]
On November 14, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Defrates v Podany[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity for an arrest of a parent and use of force against a parent [...]
On November 26, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Barnes v. City of Centralia et al.[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was liable when he reported threats he received to the police, as would any [...]
On November 25, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Garza v. Briones et al.[i], in which the court examined whether officers who shot a man armed with what was later learned to be a BB gun, violated the [...]
On November 20, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Cheeks[i], in which the court examined whether an officer had sufficient reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle, and whether the officer impermissibly expanded the scope [...]
On November 18, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided Hines v. Jefferson[i], in which the court examined whether a deputy, who was working as a school resource officer (SRO), violated the Fourth Amendment regarding excessive force and malicious [...]