Washington Supreme Court Declines to Expand Scope of Attenuation Doctrine Under State Constitution and Reverses Murder Conviction Based on Unlawfully Seized by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Washington clarified the scope of the attenuation doctrine under Article I, § 7 of the Washington Constitution, holding that the …

New York Court of Appeals Announces Traffic Stop of Bicyclist Is Seizure Under Both Fourth Amendment and State Constitution Requiring Reasonable Suspicion of Crime or Probable Cause of Traffic Violation by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Court of Appeals of New York suppressed incriminating evidence recovered from a cyclist …

Fifth Circuit: Fourth Amendment Seizure Occurred When Officer Pulled Behind Parked Vehicle, Activated Emergency Lights, and Simultaneously Ordered Suspect to Remain in Vehicle by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a Fourth Amendment seizure occurred when an officer, with emergency …

Hines v. Johnson, NC, Settlement,Illegal Arrest and Seizure, 2023 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”), made and entered into by and between Aris Hines and Brandi Thomason (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Plaintiffs”) and Terry S. Johnson, Randy Jones, and NGM Insurance Company (hereinafter referred …

Electronic Freedom Foundation’s Atlas of Surveillance Helps You Watch Those Who Watch Us by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The Electronic Freedom Foundation (“EFF”), working with journalism students at the University of Nevada, Reno (“UNR”), created the Atlas of Surveillance as a pilot from counties along the U.S. border …

Michigan Makes Civil Forfeiture Easier at Airports by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Civil forfeiture, the government confiscation of cash or assets believed to be related to criminal activity, has been a favorite tool of police since the early days of the war on drugs. The process requires a low …

Hines v. Johnson, NC, Complaint,Illegal Arrest and Seizure, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO DIVISION NO. 1:19-CV-515 ARIS HINES & BRANDI THOMASON, Plaintiffs, : : : : TERRY S. JOHNSON, individually and : in his Official capacity as Sheriff of : Alamance County, …