Does a Three-Day Delay in Service of a Search Warrant on a Hotel Room Become Stale if Room #220 was a Secure Operational Base for Narcotics Sales?
Here, the judge issued the warrant on a Sunday, and the police executed it on T [...]
Does a Handler Tapping a Vehicle to Cue a Canine to Place Its Paws on It Violate the Fourth Amendment?
[W]e conclude that the officers didn’t violate the Fourth Amendment by virtue o [...]
What is the “Reason to Believe” Doctrine that the Suspect Is Inside – When Executing an Arrest Warrant?
[W]e conclude that the law-enforcement officers had a reasonable belief (and ev [...]
When is a Taser Deployment Objectively Reasonable?
Physical struggles with the police qualify. But so can conduct that is perhaps [...]
Is there a Constitutional Requirement to De-Escalate Before Using Deadly Force to Pink Slip an Armed Male in a Mental Health Crisis?
The officers’ conduct did not violate the law because of the obvious danger tha [...]
If an Officer Intentionally Fires at a Suspect but Hits a Fellow Officer, is that Injured Officer “Seized” Under the Fourth Amendment?
[B]ecause Officer Gannon intentionally (not accidentally) fired his weapon in c [...]
Does a Drug Dog’s Alert to Marijuana Still Provide Probable Cause for a Vehicle Search When the Dog Cannot Distinguish Between Illegal Marijuana and Legal Hemp?
Nor are there contextual factors that make this canine alert unreliable. There [...]
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. [...]
Can Controlled Buys by a CRI Who has a Criminal History Establish Probable Cause for a Search Warrant?
Looking to the totality of the circumstances, it was reasonable for the judge t [...]
Can a Police Officer Punch a Mentally Ill Patient in the Head During a Medical Restraint, have the Court Determine the Force is Excessive AND Still Receive Qualified Immunity?
Is Your Agency’s Use-of-Force Policy Ready for the Sixth Circuit’s Latest Guida [...]