Can Officers Fire a Total of Fourteen Rounds at a Suspect Holding a Firearm, to Include Eight Shots to His Back and Still be Objectively Reasonable?
[T]he key question for courts to ask isn’t how many times an officer may pull t [...]
What is the Legal Standard for a Student to be Seized and Searched in School for Alleged Firearm Threats?
This purported threat involved the carrying of a firearm onto school property. [...]
Two Judges on the Sixth Circuit Determine that a Man Reaching for a Holstered Weapon was Not a Threat
By the time Officers Moore and Kurtz fired a second round of shots, a reasonabl [...]
Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Nashville Police Who Shot and Killed a Mentally Ill Woman Brandishing a Bat and Pickaxe
[B]ased on the complaint’s allegations, Ms. Wooden’s actions do not “amount to [...]
How Many Times Is an Officer Required to Check and Re-Check the Tightness of Handcuffs Upon Complaints by the Suspect?
Officer Kosmalski’s disregard of Ms. King’s complaint, coupled with her resulti [...]
Undisclosed Exculpatory Evidence Led to a $45 Million Verdict … But Should the Detective Pay Out of His Pocket?
[A] plain reading of O.R.C. §2744.07(B) indicates that Miami Township must inde [...]
When Does a Use of Force Analysis Begin?
As we have explained, a court cannot thus “narrow” the totality-of-the-circumst [...]
Can Law Enforcement be Civilly Liable for Filing a Criminal Charge Due to a Lack of Probable Cause on One Charge Even Though there was Probable Cause on Another Charge?
[T]he bringing of one valid charge in a criminal proceeding should not categori [...]
If a Rookie Officer Fails to Establish Probable Cause for Impaired Driving and Still Makes the Arrest … Is the Officer Entitled to Qualified Immunity?
On this set of findings, it would be evident to a reasonable officer that Mr. A [...]
Potential Domestic Violence Call Leads to an Unreasonable Entry and Unreasonable Force
A reasonable jury could find that, by intruding into Robert Reed’s home without [...]