When police pull you over, the trunk often feels like a legal mystery. You may assume officers can open it whenever they want, or you may believe it stays protected no matter what. The truth sits in ...
The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver is home to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The Colorado-based federal appeals court green-lit an unreasonable search claim against a ...
An Allegheny County man is suing two Pittsburgh police officers in federal court, claiming they misidentified him, arrested ...
The Carruthers case clarifies that a wrongful arrest fails if there's a conviction, but malicious prosecution can proceed if charges lacked probable cause or ended favorably. It also rules that ...
From Judge Terry Doughty (W.D. La.) Tuesday in Lozano v. Ladwig: Petitioner is a Mexican national, who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Twenty-two years ago, while a minor, Petitioner and his family ...