The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued an opinion in Massimino v. Benoit, addressing whether officers can be granted qualified immunity for conducting an investigative detention of someone who is exercising their First Amendment right to record police activity from a public location.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently decided Jackson v. City of Madison, addressing a warrantless in-home arrest following reports of gunfire that led to an hours-long standoff with a suspect believed to be armed and dangerous. 

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently examined United States v. Blocker, 174 F.4th 587 (7th Cir. 2026). This case highlights that agreeing to terms of service can constitute valid consent for a company to scan files and report illegal material to authorities.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently issued an opinion in Davis v. City of Elgin, Illinois, addressing whether officers were entitled to qualified immunity for using less-lethal force during a volatile standoff.

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In Marbut v. Phillips, 176 F.4th 1256 (11th Cir. 2026), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed qualified immunity for officers who detained and restrained a woman following a suspected GHB overdose. The Eleventh Circuit found that officers had an objectively reasonable basis to seize her under the emergency-aid doctrine...

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In District of Columbia v. R.W., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed that when courts are tasked with assessing whether a police officer had reasonable suspicion, the court must consider the totality of the circumstances, which precludes evaluating and rejecting individual factors in isolation from each other.