Criminal
Sep. 2, 2011
In recent rulings, 9th Circuit backs plaintiffs in search and force cases
Adding to recent decisions favoring Fourth Amendment plaintiffs, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday let a City of Mt. Shasta man proceed with his lawsuit over police officers' warrantless entry of his home.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Adding to a pattern of recent decisions favoring Fourth Amendment plaintiffs, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday overruled a trial judge and let a City of Mt. Shasta man proceed with his lawsuit over police officers' warrantless entry of his home. The Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures and on the use of excessive force has loomed large on the court's docket recentl...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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