The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in United States v. Holcomb, 23-469 (9th Cir. 2025), where the Court considered “whether an individual can be prosecuted for despicable criminal...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently rendered a decision in Davis v. City of Little Rock, No. 23-1636 (8th Cir. 2024), a case that considered the boundaries of permissible no-knock warrants,...
Continue ReadingIn a recent case out of the Tenth Circuit, the court was tasked with assessing Ibarra v. Lee, No. 24-5070 (10th Cir. 2025), which considers the availability of qualified immunity after officers fatally shot an...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently decided United States v. Maytubby, a case that evaluates whether a confession obtained during a police interview was voluntary under the Fifth Amendment, highlighting...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued its opinion in Bakutis v. Dean, a case that provides guidance on the use of deadly force under the Fourth Amendment and examines the...
Continue ReadingThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in United States v. In, 124 F.4th 790 (9th Cir. 2024), after the defendant, Larry In, was charged with being a felon in possession of a...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently addressed the State Created Danger Doctrine in Cohen v. City of Portland. This case arose after Eric Cohen, experiencing a psychotic episode, attacked his girlfriend...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Johnson v. Myers, 129 F.4th 1189 (9th Cir. 2025), where the Court considered whether a suspect posed an immediate threat to officers...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently addressed the intersection of modern surveillance technology and the Fourth Amendment in United States v. Harry, 130 F.4th 342 (2d Cir. 2025). As part of...
Continue ReadingOn May 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States released its long-anticipated opinion in Barnes v. Felix, S.Ct.., 2025 WL 1401083. The unanimous 9-0 decision clarified and reiterated several critical principles for assessing...
Continue ReadingThe Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently analyzed the case Baca v. Cosper, where the Court considered whether a police officer’s use of deadly force against a mentally diminished elderly woman was objectively reasonable under the...
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a recent decision in United States v. Poller, 129 F.4th 169 (2d Cir. 2025). As part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug and weapons offenses,...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently rendered a decision in the case Balogh v. Virginia.1 This case arose in the wake of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, organized...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued a decision in the case of United States v. Rose, where the Court considered whether officers’ observations of tinted windows can establish probable cause...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued a decision in the case Stearns v. Wagner, 122 F.4th 699 (8th Cir. 2024), which arose in the wake of George Floyd’s death after...
Continue ReadingThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a recent decision in Puente v. City of Phoenix1, a case that examines law enforcement’s application of force when attempting to maintain order in response to large crowd-control situations....
Continue ReadingTenth Circuit’s Cuervo v. Sorenson Lessons for Tactical Operations Compliance with the Fourth Amendment Arising out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the case of Cuervo v. Sorenson scrutinizes the...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision which considered the scope of law enforcement’s authority to conduct a warrantless vehicle search incident to a lawful arrest based on...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently rendered a decision in Meshal v. Commissioner, Georgia Dept. of Public Safety, where the Court considered under what circumstances an officer may be denied...
Continue ReadingThe Future of AI in Law Enforcement The Guardian Mindset Podcast is back with a critical conversation on Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement. Attorney Eric Daigle sits down with Attorney Joseph Race, an expert in...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued a decision in Napouk v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a case involving the use of deadly force. The ruling highlights the challenges...
Continue ReadingA recent case considered by the Tenth Circuit examines the circumstances that determine whether a suspect lacks a reasonable expectation of privacy in a vacant storage unit located in the apartment building where they reside....
Continue ReadingThe Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered an opinion in the case of United States v. Ruiz, which considers the reliability of witness identification and highlights the challenges officers often face in balancing investigative procedures...
Continue ReadingThe United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently rendered a decision in United States v. Davis, considering whether law enforcement officers had a sufficient constitutional basis to search a defendant’s vehicle after...
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