Seventh Circuit: Medical Staff Not Government Agents in Warrantless Search
Author: Jim Chapman In the early morning hours on January 23, 2022, Defendant/Appellant Javares Hudson walked into the Carle BroMenn...
Seventh Circuit: Medical Staff Not Government Agents in Warrantless Search
The Eighth Circuit upholds a firearm conviction despite a case of mistaken identity.
Untangling the Web of Garrity Use Immunity: An Easy-to-Follow Guide
The Second Circuit holds that officer must face suit for a strip search and delaying a release.
The Tenth Circuit finds that the Defendant validly waived his Miranda rights.
Seven Essential Steps of Due Process “A Guide for Supervisors & Policy Makers”
Officers are immune from suit for executing a no-knock warrant on the wrong apartment.
7th Circuit: Limited Privacy Rights for Home Confinement
The Fifth Circuit holds that the Defendant did not abandon his interests in his gun by tossing it...
A Drunken Miranda Waiver is Still a Waiver
Wearing skinny jeans does not give reasonable suspicion
The Ninth Circuit holds that police officers violated the Fourth Amendment by removing the Defendant
Community Caretaking and Inventory Searches
Hit and Hold
The Fourth Circuit holds that a police officer did not mislead the Defendant into waiving his Sixth.
Sixth Circuit holds evidence admissible despite rogue search of nearby trailer
No qualified immunity for officers who stopped car with obscured temporary tag
Probing tactile examination constituted a warrantless search in violation of the Fourth Amendment
Tenth Circuit joins six other circuits in holding that it’s ok to video the police.
Search of a Hotel Hallway