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The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently reviewed United States v. Daniels, a case that tests the Fourth Amendment’s boundaries concerning when officers can lawfully detain individuals based on anonymous tips. After he was charged as a felon in possession of a firearm, Lyndell Daniels disputed his detention, prompting the court to take a close look at the standards for

In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the case of United States v. Ronquillo recently considered officers’ actions during the execution of a search warrant. The Tenth Circuit was tasked with confronting the parameters of what constitutes curtilage for purposes of defining the permissible boundaries of a Fourth Amendment search. The aftermath of a SWAT raid authorized by warrant resulted in the

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided Sabbe v. Washington County, a case that made its way to the Circuit after law enforcement responded to a disturbance call and executed a PIT maneuver, in attempts to seize a hostile individual from their own private property. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit considered the officers’ emergency response protocols, the warrantless entry to the property, and