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A Texas officer was sued after he shot and killed a man who fled a traffic stop with the officer clinging to the Vehicle. Was he entitled to qualified immunity?
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In most cases, people have a right to video officers on duty. Agencies must be prepared to deal with these “auditors” in a constitutionally sound manner.
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Every law enforcement officer needs to know what the courts have said about the public’s right to video you performing your duties.
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Officers can go off of reasonable suspicion To enact a seizure and Terry frisk.
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A Wyoming case involving an officer using an electronic control weapon during an arrest is critically important for helping you understand when you can legally use your TASER.
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A 2021 case involving an Iowa police department reveals how the Supreme Court is refining the exigent circumstances exemption.
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A recent eighth circuit court of appeals case is very instructive on when you can seize an object without a warrant.
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Officer Potter, a decorated policewoman with more than two decades of service, simply did not commit a crime. The prosecution conceded that she did not intend to shoot Wright and that she made a mistake by pulling out and firing a gun instead of a Taser.
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Louisiana sheriff’s deputies used deadly force when an apparently mentally ill man attacked a lieutenant with his car. The district court ruled for the officers and the plaintiffs appealed.
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When a convicted felon fled from a traffic stop, officers pursued and arrested him. Then they searched his vehicle and his personal effects.
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