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U.S. Supreme Court backs officer in excessive force case
The doctrine of qualified immunity applied to bar an excessive force suit brought by a protestor who alleged she suffered physical and psychological injuries […]
Remand ordered for hearing on apartment search suppression dispute
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded a criminal case after concluding that a U.S. District Court denied a suppression motion without resolving key factual disputes about whether officers […]
Reasonable suspicion and voluntary consent support vehicle search
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress, holding that officers had reasonable suspicion to detain the defendant, did not unlawfully prolong the […]
Drug-detection dog’s alert supports bus luggage search
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a trained drug-detection dog’s alert provided probable cause to search suitcases on a commercial bus under the automobile exception to the […]
General tax warrant search of home violates Fourth Amendment
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a search conducted solely under a general administrative tax warrant, issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 105-242, violates the Fourth Amendment when no […]
Lawsuit claims D.C. police violated protester’s rights
A man who says he was detained by police for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone sued the […]
State supreme court upholds backpack search in gun case
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled a defendant voluntarily consented to a backpack search, reversing the Court of Appeals and reinstating denial of suppression.
NC Court of Appeals reinstates marijuana evidence in juvenile case
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that trained officers’ sensory identification of marijuana supports probable cause, reinstating evidence in a juvenile case dismissed by a trial court.
Court upholds geofence warrant, avoids constitutional ruling
Fourth Circuit upholds geofence warrant use but sidesteps ruling on its constitutionality, leaving privacy concerns unresolved.
4th Circuit: Officers entitled to qualified immunity in shooting
Where the undisputed evidence showed that, just before the officers fired, a man’s gun was pointed at two officers, the officers’ use of force in response to this perceived threat […]
4th Circuit: Indictment doesn’t shield officers from claim
Where a man was indicted by federal and state grand juries for drug crimes, but he alleged that law enforcement withheld exculpatory evidence that was material to the finding of […]
4th Circuit: Ruling reinstates lawsuit over search
Where an inmate alleged that prison officials violated his rights by violently pulling a contraband phone out of his rectum in a prison shower, the District Court erred by granting […]
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