Daily Archives: November 22, 2022

USA Today: Police kill far too many people during traffic stops. We must change why stops are made.

USA Today: Police kill far too many people during traffic stops. We must change why stops are made. by Finesse Moreno-Rivera (“Police have killed more than 1,000 Americans this year – more than any other point in the past decade, … Continue reading

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CA6: Seeing person named in arrest warrant at place she was staying satisfied Payton

Officers had sufficient information under Payton that a woman for whom they had a warrant was on the premises she was supposedly living at when they entered. They’d seen her there, and CIs put her there. United States v. Essex, … Continue reading

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M.D.Fla.: Positive UA is RS for a search of a probationer’s home

A positive UA is reasonable suspicion for a search of a probationer’s home. United States v. Walker, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209507 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 17, 2022). “To prevail on a Fourth Amendment claim for false arrest, Johnson must establish … Continue reading

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