Bad tactics rarely will amount to a constitutional wrong
Welfare Check Results in Officer Stabbed and Suspect Shot
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Judge and Deputy Sheriff Liable for Illegal Arrest
Neither the justice of the peace nor the deputy sheriff had any legal authority to enforce civil immigration provisions
Suspect’s Pre-Existing Injury Didn’t Justify Resisting Handcuffing During Arrest
Officers testified they were unaware of his pre-existing injury
Struggle in Car Leads to Deadly Shooting
The plaintiff showed neither controlling precedential authority nor a “robust consensus of cases of persuasive authority”
Court References Magna Carta in Parking Ticket Appeal
De minimis non curat lex is a fancy way of saying the law doesn’t care about trifles
Qualified Immunity for Bizarre Stop Leading to Roadside Shooting
The court bypassed the issue of whether the stop was a legitimate welfare check
Court Grants Qualified Immunity for Officers Who Fired at Fleeing Suspect Driving Toward Them
“Cherry-picking specific facts in hindsight is not at all reflective of how this event transpired in real life”
Ankle-Crushing Stomp Was Unreasonable, but Qualified Immunity Still Applies
Qualified immunity protects “all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law.”
Solid Policy and Practice Supports Body Cavity Search
The jail staff had reasonable suspicion an inmate was concealing contraband
Smile, You’re On Candid Smoke Detector
Courts consider several factors in assessing whether a subjective expectation of privacy is “reasonable”
No Qualified Immunity for Shooting Prone Suspect in the Back
The court of appeals reversed the lower court grant of summary judgment and remanded the case for trial
Air Freshener Leads to Gun Arrest
A valid traffic stop requires only reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation