On September 4, 2019, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided Jones v. County of Suffolk et al.[i], in which the court examined whether visits to Jones’ residence, for the purpose of verifying his address, as a person on the [...]
On September 11, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided O’Shields v. State[i], in which the court examined whether the consent of driver who was under the influence of drugs, not under arrest, and not provided the state “implied [...]
On September 5, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Robinson v. Hawkins et al.[i], in which the court examined whether an officer was entitled to qualified immunity in an incident that involved a strip search. The relevant facts [...]
On September 20, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Adelman v. Branch[i], in which the court examined whether an officer with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) was entitled to qualified immunity regarding the arrest of Adelman, who [...]
Police Unions vs. Police Administration By Lou Reiter, LLRMI Co-Director and Director of the Public Safety Internal Affairs Institute In the wake of the public protests following the George Floyd incident in Minneapolis there is a lot of venom being [...]
On August 1, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided K.W.P. v. Kansas City Public Schools et al.[i], which is instructive regarding the handcuffing of young, disorderly students at school. In K.W.P., a seven-year-old boy attended elementary school in [...]
On August 23, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Hall v. State[i], which serves as an excellent review of the law pertaining to the prolonging of a traffic stop to investigate additional criminal activity. The relevant facts of [...]
©2020 John Valkovci, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute Perhaps some of you saw one of the many sensational news articles this week declaring that the United States Senate voted to, “Allow the FBI to Look at Your Web [...]
©2020 John Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute On January 3, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Ybarra v. City of Chicago.[i] In Ybarra, the Court upheld the district court’s grant of summary [...]
©2020 John Ryan, Attorney, Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute LAWSUITS BEING FILED AGAINST JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES RELATED TO THE CORONA VIRUS – BE PREPARED WITH A REASONABLE RESPONSE By John Ryan, Attorney The impact of Coronavirus or COVID-19 [...]