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Government and Public Entity Liability
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Sixth Circuit Finds That District Court Should Not Engage In “Leisurely Stop-Action Viewing” Of Recording In Police Shooting Case
On April 19, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cunningham v. Shelby County, Tenn., No. 20-5375, reaffirmed and clarified that a court must view. Read More...
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Firing At and Striking Fleeing Suspect Amounts To A Seizure Even If Not Successful In Apprehending The Individual
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court in Torres v. Madrid, 592 U.S. ___ (2021) found that firing at a fleeing suspect constituted a “seizure” under the Fourth Amendment. The plaintiff. Read More...
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Recovery of Damages and Attorney Fees in §1983 Religious Freedom Claims
On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Tanzin v. Tanvir, 592 U.S. ___ (2020), that 42 U.S.C. § 1983 allows for recovery of monetary damages. Read More...
