police-force
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-823 | Benjamin Benfer v. City of Baytown, Texas, et al. | Fifth Circuit | 2025-02-03 | Denied | Response Waived | circuit-split due-process excessive-force fourth-amendment police-force qualified-immunity | 1. Whether the Fourth Amendment can countenance an extended bite by a police attack dog where no adequate warning was given, and the suspect was unarm… |
| 19-292 | Roxanne Torres v. Janice Madrid, et al. | Tenth Circuit | 2019-09-04 | Judgment Issued | Amici (13)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | apprehension circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-law detention excessive-force fourth-amendment physical-force police-force seizure | Is an unsuccessful attempt to detain a suspect by use of physical force a "seizure" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, as the Eighth, Ninth, … |