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The case considered whether MacPherson's use of a taser during a routine traffic stop violated Bryan's Fourth Amendment rights. The majority opinion, written by Kim McLane Wardlaw, declared that the use of the taser in this situation could be considered excessive force. Richard Tallman and Consuelo María Callahan wrote the dissent.
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz continues his analysis of cases involving the use of Tasers. He writes: The critical Fourth Amendment issue is whether, under the totality ...
The Cincinnati Police Department will change its policies surrounding repeated Taser use as part of a $150,000 settlement with an autistic man, who according to his attorneys, was unjustifiably ...
A police shooting in Brooklyn has raised questions about the dangers of Tasers failing at crucial moments, Richard Hall reports
In 7 cases, medical examiners said Tasers were a cause or a contributing factor or could not be ruled out as a cause of death. In 16 cases coroners and other officials stated that a Taser was a secondary or contributory factor of death. In dozens of cases, coroners cited excited delirium as cause of death. Excited delirium has been questioned ...
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
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The case was argued on December 6, 2023. [14] On behalf of Ms. Muldrow, the case was argued by Brian Wolfman, Director of the Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic, who split the argument time with Deputy Solicitor General Aimee Brown. [15] Robert Loeb, a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe argued the case for St. Louis Police ...