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Will a Policy Violation Lead to Liability?
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Vulgar Sidewalk Chalk Messages Result in Lawsuit Against Police
The appellate court considered what the officer involved might have been thinking at the time he issued the citations
Officers Get Qualified Immunity, but Not Under the Fourth Amendment
This case illustrates that not all lawsuits filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 allege a violation of the Fourth Amendment
Did Pointing Guns Amount to a De Facto Arrest?
As the appellate court noted, this does not seem to be a hard case
Does Failure to Warn Before Shooting Equal Liability?
An officer is “not required to wait and hope for the best”
String of Profanities Leads to False Arrest
His vulgar speech was protected by the First Amendment as a matter of clearly established law
Guessing at an Address Leads to Dismissed Charges and Liability for the Officer
“Police officers owe judges candor when seeking search warrants”
Defective Description, Excusable Error in Warrant Execution
Court: The warrant here is not an exemplar of grammatical precision, and no reading of it is free from ambiguity”
This Tailgating Wasn’t Party Time
Knowing the rules about traffic stops and following them leads to an unhappy ending for Reyes
Cyber Tips Are Subject to the Private Search Doctrine
The Fourth Amendment does not restrict private citizens
Victory for Sexually Abused Inmate on Negligent Hiring
“The plainly obvious consequences of the decision to rehire him would be that he would abuse inmates again”
Video Evidence, TASER Device Discharge Weighed in Court
This case provides an unusual opportunity for you to decide what should happen