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Supreme Court Ruling Protects Law Enforcement When Miranda Warnings Are Missed

Vega v. Tekoh is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 2022. Supreme Court justices voted 6-3 that police officers can no longer be sued under a §1983 claim if they forget to state a suspect’s Miranda rights. While the court still believes that Miranda rights should be read, they reiterated that Miranda rights are “prophylactic”, meaning precautionary, and the […]

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Ministerial Versus Discretionary and How They Affect Qualified Immunity

Browning v. Edmonson County, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 34090 (6th Cir. KY Nov. 17, 2021) Today’s case from the Sixth Circuit involves a high-speed car chase, a potentially armed suspect, and use of force. This case highlights some terminology that I would like to discuss: discretionary acts or ministerial duties. These terms come into play when minors are present during an event. Our case

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Training Officer Liability Webinar

Training Officer Liability – Presented by Eric P. Daigle This free webinar, presented by Attorney Eric Daigle of the Daigle Law Group, will review legal analysis, guidance and interpretation of current laws addressing training officer liability and current police practices in effective and constitutional policing. This training will inform training officers of the training liability standards created by the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown

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Let Go of the Car: Qualified Immunity Granted after an Escalated Traffic Stop

Today’s case is a reminder of how careful you need to be when conducting a traffic stop. The situation we will discuss today started off as a regular stop with the suspect remaining cooperative, until things took a sharp turn for the worst. Our case today is another use of force case, so let’s review Graham v. Connor. In Graham v. Connor, the Supreme Court

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Cracking Under Pressure: The Reasonable Scope of a Traffic Stop

Our case today deals with a traffic stop turned Terry stop because of a cracked windshield. It is important to note that according to Eighth Circuit case law, an officer’s “incomplete initial observations may give reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop,” even if subsequent examination reveals no traffic law violation.” In other words, unlike last week’s case, when it comes to traffic law if

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Guardian Mindset Podcast: New Episodes Available

The Guardian Mindset Podcast is designed to educate and help improve public safety professionals. Join us and our amazing guests as we explore a wide range of public safety related topics and updates. Fighting Words and the First Amendment In this segment, Eric reviews Supreme Court rulings on fighting words and how the concept has been defined and interpreted. Fighting words are written or

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One of These Things is Not Like the Other: Parolee Rights & Warrantless Searches

Today’s legal update comes to us from the Seventh Circuit and addresses the question of parolee rights. Many parolee agreements state that if a parolee violates his or her release agreement, officers have a right to search their belongings. This case also addresses several important court cases regarding cell phones, search warrants and parolee rights. The first case used in the court’s argument by

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Harnessing the Power of Online Education for Law Enforcement

On behalf of the hardworking and dedicated staff at Daigle Law Group, I would like to introduce you to our virtual DLG Learning Center and our online Training Program. Our firm specializes in the legal and operational issues facing Law Enforcement, Corrections, and the Security industry. DLG has conducted engaging and informative training for over twenty years with a simple concept: Knowledge is Power!

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Qualified Immunity and the Three Factors of Force: Estate of Taylor v. Salt Lake City

Our case today, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, outlines qualified immunity and excessive use of force. Before we get into the details of the case, a recap of qualified immunity when it is weighed against alleged excessive force: the plaintiff must establish that the officer’s use of force was objectively unreasonable. When examining reasonableness, the court evaluates the

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The First Amendment & Law Enforcement: Probable Cause Generally Defeats Retaliatory Arrest Claims

Our legal update today discusses an important case in understanding how the First Amendment affects law enforcement in modern times – Nieves v. Bartlett. The decision in Nieves v. Bartlett comes to us from the Supreme Court, and it is crucial in understanding how the court system weighs probable cause and the reasonableness of an officer’s actions versus a retaliatory arrest claim. Retaliatory arrests refer to arrests by

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