Video evidence supports officers’ actions, dismisses failure to intercede liability claim
Body-Worn Camera Video Supports Award of Qualified Immunity
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Officers Accused of Improper Identification Procedures
Cosenza v. City of Worcester, 2024 WL 4589489 (1st Cir. 2024) In the summer of 2000, Melissa Horgan awoke at 0400 to find a man standing near her bed wearing a T-shirt, underwear and a cloth wrapped around his head. He tried to climb on top of her, attacking her with...
Police Not Liable for Failure to Intervene Against Counter-Protesters
Officers are not obligated to protect protesters amid violence
Qualified Immunity for Shooting a Suspect Trying to Clear a Gun Malfunction
Deadly force was a reasonable response to armed threat
Vehicle Search Questioned After Arrest for Threatening Behavior
Court upholds vehicle search after felony arrest for threatening behavior
Detention and Transportation for Identification Did Not Create an Arrest
Court upholds detention and transportation as a reasonable investigative step, not an arrest.
Suicide Threat Created Exigent Circumstances for Warrantless Entry
Court upholds warrantless entry and use of force in suicide threat case
Officers Accused of “State-Created Danger”
Court examines officers’ liability in domestic violence case
Words Matter — Carefully Describe the “Place to Be Searched”
Court rules on “particularity” of rectory search warrant.
Drug Trafficker Deflated When Drugs Were Found in Spare Tire
Photo array identification by confidential informant was key to the case.
Coerced Rape of Daughter Ends in Confession
Was the confession voluntary or not? The court weighs in.
Officers Violated Inmate’s Privacy During Childbirth
Both officers had a history of inappropriate behavior toward female inmates.