The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently released an opinion in United States v. Ulibarri, a case that highlights Fourth Amendment issues regarding the validity of traffic stops based on reasonable suspicion, vehicle impoundments when there are mixed motives, and inventory searches.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued a decision in Klum v. City of Davenport, a case that challenges whether qualified immunity shields an officer who used deadly force against a man while he walked through a residential neighborhood with a handgun pressed to his own head.​

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued a ruling in United States v. Larremore, a case that highlights the importance of Fourth Amendment rights in the context of consent and reasonable suspicion.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently released a ruling in United States v. Moses, a case that considers whether a driveway is part of a home’s curtilage and therefore protected against warrantless searches. In April 2020, Ronell Moses was driving toward his home in Pittsburgh when Officer Hess observed the vehicle, smelling burnt marijuana. 

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently released an opinion in United States v. Concepcion, No. 23-6337 (2nd Cir. 2025), a case that considers the scope of sex trafficking statutes and the application of mens rea terms. In October 2019, Martin Concepcion met Camilla Rodriguez, a 16-year-old runaway, near a Bronx bodega. 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently released a decision in  Davenport v. City of Little Rock, 142 F.4th 1036 (8th Cir. 2025) a case that considers the important balance between effective policing tactics inherent to high-risk raids and the protection of citizens Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches, forced entries, and excessive force.