Daily Archives: December 11, 2024

CA8: Takedown was lawful, assault thereafter wasn’t

Plaintiff’s takedown was lawful, but not the assault after he was down. “It is even more clearly established now. A suspect’s ‘right[] to be free from excessive force [is] violated if officers choke, kick, or punch [him] when [he is] … Continue reading

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CA6: Arrest based on unreliable eyewitness violates clearly established law

“Our precedent holds that it was clearly established that an officer may not arrest an individual based solely on an eyewitness account that is untruthful or unreliable. That is exactly what happened here when Officer Wieber learned that the prior … Continue reading

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404 Media: Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits

404 Media: Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits by Joseph Cox (“A location data company is asking police for the address of specific people’s doctors in case that can be useful in finding their … Continue reading

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Drug dog nose into a car window

“The drug dog’s fleeting touch of the passenger door and de minimus intrusion into the vehicle cabin through a window left open by a passenger does not justify the exclusion of evidence under the Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.” It … Continue reading

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