Category: Law Enforcement

Shooting a Dog May Be a Fourth Amendment Seizure

Shooting a Dog May Be a Fourth Amendment Seizure

February 26, 2020

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Ray v. Roane, 948 F.3d 222 (4th Cir. 2020) Officers went to Tina Ray’s house to arrest her for domestic abuse. Several...

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Mentally Infirm Man Seized When Officer Gave Him a Ride

Mentally Infirm Man Seized When Officer Gave Him a Ride

February 25, 2020

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Keller v. Fleming, 2020 (5th Cir. 2020) A city police officer responded to a call of someone walking on the highway. The...

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No Qualified Immunity for Detaining Man Watching Traffic Stops

No Qualified Immunity for Detaining Man Watching Traffic Stops

February 24, 2020

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Chestnut v. Wallace, 947 F.3d 1085 (8th Cir. 2020) Kevin Chestnut was jogging through a park in St. Louis, Missouri,...

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