Vol. 32 No. 12 UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN NINTH CIRCUIT’S “PROVOCATION RULE” AS UNDERMINING TRADITIONAL FOURTH AMENDMENT REASONABLE FORCE ANALYSIS
On May 30, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, 581 U.S. __, 2017 U.S. LEXIS 3396 (2017), for which we submitted an amici curiae brief on behalf of the California State Sheriffs’ Association, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California Peace Officers’ Association. The […]