From Split-Second to Ceasefire: The Sixth Circuit Splits in Eastep v. City of Nashville
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently released a ruling in Eastep v. City of Nashville, Tennessee, a case that reached the Court after a thirty-five-minute standoff on a Nashville highway ended with shots fired.[1] Background In January 2022, Landon Eastep walked along Interstate 65 in Nashville and eventually encountered Tennessee State Trooper Edge. After confirming Mr. Eastep’s identity using his […]