Court rules no deliberate indifference in overdose death
Never Hesitate to Wake Up the Paramedics
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Emergency Aid or Overreach? Court Affirms Warrantless Entry and Deadly Force
Court upholds warrantless entry and use of force based on exigent circumstances doctrine
Gunshots and Bullet Hole Justify Warrantless Entry
Court upholds warrantless entry due to exigent circumstances
Warrantless Entry Not Justified by Reports of Death
Court rules emergency aid doctrine doesn’t apply in firearm possession case
Walking on the Wrong Side of the Law Leads to Lawful Arrest
Qualified immunity upheld in jaywalking arrest
Driver’s License Was Legitimate Target of Vehicle Search
False ID leads to valid vehicle search and discovery of evidence
Vehicle Search Was Valid, but Why?
When warrantless vehicle searches are legally permitted
Dog Sniff at the Border Reveals Hidden Migrant
K-9 alerts at border checkpoints upheld as probable cause
Body-Worn Camera Video Supports Award of Qualified Immunity
Video evidence supports officers’ actions, dismisses failure to intercede liability claim
Officers Accused of Improper Identification Procedures
Cosenza v. City of Worcester, 2024 WL 4589489 (1st Cir. 2024) In the summer of 2000, Melissa Horgan awoke at 0400 to find a man standing near her bed wearing a T-shirt, underwear and a cloth wrapped around his head. He tried to climb on top of her, attacking her with...
Police Not Liable for Failure to Intervene Against Counter-Protesters
Officers are not obligated to protect protesters amid violence
Qualified Immunity for Shooting a Suspect Trying to Clear a Gun Malfunction
Deadly force was a reasonable response to armed threat