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Zalma on Insurance
Statements of Opinion Generally are not Actionable
By Barry Zalma
Officer Entitled to Minimal Damages After Discipline for Wrong Doing Post 4859 No Right to Abuse Prisoner In Darryl R. Wormuth, et al. v. Prince George’s County, et al., No. 23-cv-2905-ABA,…
Kirakosian Law Blog
Search and Seizure Rights During a Traffic Stop: What You Need to Know
Getting pulled over is stressful even when you have done nothing wrong. Red and blue lights in the rearview mirror can make it hard to remember what you are required…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Second Circuit Greenlights Suspicionless Smartphone Searches at Border
This post was authored by Business Litigation group partner Eric Del Pozo. In United States v. Alisigwe, No. 24-960 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026), a divided Second Circuit held that…
Kirakosian Law Blog
Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest: What Police Can and Cannot Do
A search incident to a lawful arrest is one of the few exceptions that allows police to search you without a warrant. When an officer makes a valid arrest, the…
Simple Justice
2d Circuit Allows Cellphone Searches At Border For Kicks
The Supreme Court recognized that cellphones were different in Riley v. California. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, with JFK airport, among others, within its jurisdiction, hadn’t yet joined the…
ContractsProf Blog
Chatrie, the Third-Party Doctrine, and Consent
Over a decade ago, Nancy Kim and I wrote an article, contrasting our attitudes as consumers when we share our data with private companies with our attitudes as citizens when…
Kirakosian Law Blog
Can Police Handcuff You or Put You in the Patrol Car During a Traffic Stop?
Almost everyone knows an officer can tell you to step out of your car. Far fewer know where that authority stops. Can they frisk you? Handcuff you? Lock you in…
The Lawletter Blog
CONSTITUTIONAL/CRIMINAL LAW: You’re Going to Need a Warrant for That: Chatrie v. United States
By ccrockettnlrg-com-cassidy-crockett-verba
Lawletter Vol. 51, No. 4 Cassidy Crockett-Verba—Senior Attorney Geofence warrants, which allow law enforcement to acquire an individual’s cell phone location data from Google, have been subject to…
Gordon Thompson DUI & Criminal Attorney Blog
Arizona Court Rules Traffic Stop Was Unlawfully Prolonged
Arizona Court of Appeals: Traffic Stop Unlawfully Prolonged to Wait for a K-9 — What State v. Avila Means for Your Rights By Gordon Thompson, Phoenix DUI & Criminal Defense…
Kirakosian Law Blog
How to Refuse a Police Search of Your Car (and Take Back Consent)
Police do not need a warrant, probable cause, or even a good reason to search you, if you say yes. Consent is the easiest way around your rights, which is…