A federal agent must face civil rights violation claims by the 74-year-old widow of a NASA engineer after she was arrested for trying to sell
Tag: Fourth Amendment
‘Bite and Hold’ Excessive Force?
Just what counts as excessive force by a police dog will be resolved by an 11-judge appeals panel in the case of a San Diego
LA Deputies Liable in Homeless Shooting
Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ deputies do not have immunity from a $4 million judgment after they shot a homeless couple during the warrantless search of
Mandatory DNA Collection Under Review
The California Supreme Court has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a state law requiring all adults arrested or charged with felonies to submit to
Illegal Cell Phone Search Invalidates Child Porn Discovery
The government cannot use evidence of child pornography discovered on the cell phone of a man who tried to smuggle an alien across the Mexican
California DNA Law Unconstitutional
Mandatory collection of DNA samples for anyone arrested, though not charged with a crime, has been declared unconstitutional by a California appeals court – and
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