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Excessive force
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New York Injury Cases Blog
Appeals Court Affirms Substantial Award in Excessive Force Case against State Trooper
On December 20, 2001, at about 8:30 a.m., David Reynolds was driving on Ridge Road in Wolcott, New York when he was pulled over and arrested by a New York…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
‘Correctional Officer Excessive Use of Force: Civil Liability Under Section 1983’
The title of this post comes from this intriguing study recently published by the The Prison Journal, the abstract of which states: Despite recent research demonstrating the impact of inmate perceptions of correctional…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
After breathalyzer and blood test, man suspected of drunk driving subjected to forced catheterization
In Indiana, 23-year-old William Clark alleges that local police violated his civil rights by subjecting him to forced catheterization after he failed to provide a urine sample on his own.…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Qualified Immunity and Statutory Interpretation”
The title of this post comes from this recent paper, the abstract of which states: Before the 1989 case of Graham v. Connor, excessive force cases were pursued under either state law or…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS summarily reverses grant of summary judgment to police in excessive force suit
Main May 5, 2014SCOTUS summarily reverses grant of summary judgment to police in excessive force suitThe Supreme Court this morning issued a summary reversal in an intriguing little case from…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Mar. 26, 2014
NYC corrections officer allegedly deliberately ignored the medical needs of an inmate who had swallowed poisonous cleaner. San Fran law requiring firearms to be kept in a locked container or…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Qualified Immunity and Statutory Interpretation
The title of this post comes from this recent paper arguing that SCOTUS's decision in Graham v. Connor created a new qualified immunity jurisprudence--a shift from the common-law approach to qualified…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Civil rights groups want Texas schools rid of pepper spray and Tasers
The Texas Observer reports that several groups want schools to eliminate the use of Tasers and pepper spray on students, which seems like an entirely reasonable request. Since 2001, more than…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleges Deputies Burned Man’s Genitals With Taser
The title of this post comes from this local article describing disturbing allegations of needless and degrading uses of force by L.A. County deputies. It states: A Southern California man…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Don’t Daze, Phase, or Lase Me, Bro! Fourth Amendment Excessive-Force Claims, Future Nonlethal Weapons, and Why Requiring an Injury Cannot Withstand a Constitutional or Practical Challenge
The title of this post comes from this paper by Professor Douglas McKechnie discussing excessive force under the Fourth Amendment. Here's the abstract: This article suggests that requiring an injury in a Fourth…