From an organizational culture perspective, the legal duty to intercede must be far more expansive
Duty to Intercede and the Five Pillars of Organizational Risk Management
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Category: Legal/Case Law
A Vehicle Containment Is a Seizure, Probably an Arrest
In this case, the court assumed a vehicle containment constituted an arrest.
Court Considers State-Created Danger Exception in Deadly Landlord-Tenant Dispute
The appellate court opined the plaintiffs might raise a valid claim under the state-created danger doctrine
Chicken Scratch Citation Is Just Fine
There is no showing in any event that using a computer would have produced the warning within 37 seconds
Once Again, “Talk Nice” Carries Legal Weight
Reasonable suspicion analysis is based on the totality of the circumstances
Chalk One Up for Alison Patricia Taylor!
Taylor sued, alleging the tire chalking violated her Fourth Amendment rights
Decision Not to Conduct DNA Testing Didn’t Defeat Conviction
Court: “This was not a case made or broken on forensic testing”
Drug Dog Sniff of Storage Unit Wasn’t a Search
The search warrant was properly issued for the storage unit
Even if Demanding Identification Wasn’t Justified, Officers Protected from Suit
Even if the officers misapplied state law, they still would have been entitled to qualified immunity
Pelvic Movement, Close Watch on Police Justified Frisk
The en banc court held that lower courts must stay the course of solid Fourth Amendment precedent
Should You Conduct Social Media Screenings When Hiring Firefighters?
Social media contains a gold mine of information about candidates, but it is not without risk
FBI Didn’t Entrap Miami Police Officers
Courts have listed several non-exclusive factors to consider in weighing whether the defendant was predisposed to commit the crime