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Hawatmeh v. City of Henderson: Ninth Circuit Clarifies Standards for Use of Force in Hostage Scenarios...
May 12, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently released a ruling in Hawatmeh v. City of Henderson. This case stems from a volatile hostage situation that occurred in December 2020 after Jason Bourne confronted his neighbors, Dianne Hawatmeh and her daughter Yasmeen, about making a noise complaint against him. Bourne initially walked away without issue but came running after the Hawatmehs as they continued to their apartment.
Fuqua v. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office: Reassessing Threat Perception and Use of Deadly Force...
April 28, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently released a ruling for Fuqua v. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. This case stems from an incident in July 2021 when Deputy Leonardo Guzman pulled behind Jason Roybal’s vehicle. Knowing that Roybal had outstanding warrants, Deputy Guzman activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. Instead of pulling over, Roybal attempted to flee.
Pena v. City of Los Angeles: Ninth Circuit Clarifies Taking Clause Limits in Police Operations...
May 6, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently released an opinion in Pena v. City of Los Angeles. This case reached the court after an exercise of police power led to private property damage, raising the question of whether it could trigger compensation under the Takings Clause.
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Beyond the Heck Bar: What Olivier v. City of Brandon Means for Enforcement of Protest and Buffer-Zone Ordinances...
April 15, 2026
The Supreme Court recently decided Olivier v. City of Brandon, holding that a plaintiff with a prior conviction under a law may still bring a Section 1983 suit seeking purely prospective relief against that law, and that such a suit is not barred if the plaintiff lacked access to federal habeas relief.
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Geofence Warrants and the Fourth Amendment...
May 1, 2026
Technology is moving faster than the law, and geofence warrants are one of the clearest examples of that tension. In Chatrie v. United States, law enforcement used a geofence warrant to obtain Google location data connected to devices near the scene of a 2019 robbery. That data helped identify Okello Chatrie as a suspect, but it also raised a major constitutional question: when police collect location data from everyone in a defined area, does that violate the Fourth Amendment?​​
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Four Minutes, Two Taser Deployments, and a Fatal Shot...
April 7, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently released a ruling for Burke v. Pitts, a case that arose after a response to a domestic disturbance call ended with multiple Taser discharges and a fatal shooting within four minutes of officer arrival.1 The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of qualified immunity for the officers, holding that, under clearly established law, the officers’ use of force was objectively unreasonable.
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Developing the Guardian Mindset Podcast​
SCOTUS Affirms Standard for Emergency Aid Entry Into the Home
​​This episode of the Guardian Mindset Podcast with Attorney Eric Daigle breaks down the Supreme Court’s Case v. Montana decision and what it means for welfare checks, mental health calls, and warrantless entry into a home. Learn when officers can act without a warrant and how to apply the emergency aid exception the right way.
Daigle Law Group Client Success Advisor
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Katie Parrott
Client Success Advisor
Daigle Law Group, LLC
860-270-0060 ext 106
katie.parrott@daiglelawgroup.com
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