Lessons learned from tragic blue-on-blue shooting
Qualified Immunity for Shooting of Off-Duty Officer
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Category: Legal/Case Law
Tragic Outcome for a Would-Be Good Samaritan
Man with gun shot by police turns out to be legally armed bystander
A Shootout (of Sorts) in Laredo
Court upholds qualified immunity for officers after slow-speed pursuit shooting
Grabbing an Officer’s Gun Leads to Nine Years in Prison
How a routine theft call escalated into a serious case with life-threatening risks
Instagram Posts Help Support Conviction for Illegal Possession of Guns
Court upholds vehicle search and gun conviction based on both state and federal violations
Observation from Outside Curtilage Permits Incursion
Blood evidence and lack of privacy barriers support lawful entry in shooting investigation
In Child Sexual Abuse Case, ‘Talk Nice, Think Mean’ Pays Off
Friendly police interview yields admissible confession in sexual abuse case
Proper Seizure of Bullet Removed Through Surgery
Court upholds seizure of surgically removed bullet based on medical consent
Warrantless Entry and Dog Bite Leads to Liability for Deputies
Court ruling highlights strict limits on emergency exceptions to warrantless home entries
“One Suspicious Thing After Another” in Truck Driver Case
Court upholds extended truck inspection leading to cocaine seizure
Frisk of a Sleeping Truck Driver Leads to Admissible Evidence
Court upholds frisk of sleeping driver in high-crime area
Overdose Death Brings Legal Woes for Jail Employee
Gillman v. City of Troy, 2025 WL 262331 (6th Cir. 2025) In Michigan, Megan Miller was arrested for a parole violation and booked into the City of Troy’s pretrial detention facility. When she was booked, she told detention staff she had used heroin an hour before....