Case Law Update Case Law Update Library Featured May 14, 2026 Board Clarifies Standard for Charges of Failure to Cooperate in Absence of Kalkines Warning May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 May 7, 2026 The Use of a Geofence Warrant in Argument before the Supreme Court May 7, 2026 May 7, 2026 April 30, 2026 MSPB Allows Pecuniary Compensatory Damages for Adverse Tax Consequences of Back Pay Awards April 30, 2026 April 30, 2026 April 16, 2026 MSPB Upholds “At-Will Article II Removals” Despite Conflict with CSRA April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026 March 26, 2026 New FMLA Request Requirements for Federal Employees March 26, 2026 March 26, 2026 November 16, 2023 11th Circuit: Complying with the Spirit of Internal Directives When Reviewing Potentially Privileged Material at the Border Safeguards Fourth Amendment Protections November 16, 2023 November 16, 2023 June 29, 2023 What Happens if You Don’t Meet Your Filing Deadline? Find Out When a Deadline can be Extended Through Equitable Tolling June 29, 2023 June 29, 2023 June 22, 2023 LEO’s May Need to Consider Victim’s Perspective Before Using Deadly Force June 22, 2023 June 22, 2023 June 1, 2023 Third Circuit Declines To Extend Bivens To Agent Conducting Counterintelligence Investigation June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023 May 18, 2023 Federal Circuit Clarifies Statutory Requirements for Differential Pay When Federal Employees are Called to Active Duty May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 May 11, 2023 Multi-Officer ‘Search’ Challenge Before the Supreme Court May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 May 4, 2023 Supreme Court to Reconsider Chevron May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 April 13, 2023 DOJ Proposes New FBI Whistleblower Protection Regulations April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023 March 30, 2023 Supreme Court to Consider Petition for Writ of Certiorari to Clarify the Parameters of an Excessive Force Claim March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023 March 23, 2023 MSPB Clarifies Agency Obligations for Fulfilling Interim Relief Orders When An Appellant is Unable to Work March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023 February 2, 2023 Prohibit Acquitted Conduct From Enhancing Criminal Penalties, Petition Asks Supreme Court February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023 January 19, 2023 Ninth Circuit Puts Egbert On Full Display In Declining to Extend Bivens January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023 December 8, 2022 Federal Circuit Weighs FLSA Timeliness Requirements for Employee Pay During Government Shutdowns December 8, 2022 December 8, 2022 November 3, 2022 The Board Reverses Administrative Judge’s Penalty Mitigation in Sexual Misconduct Case November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 September 2, 2021 Sixth Circuit Holds that Suspicionless Chalking Car Tires for Parking Enforcement Violates the Fourth Amendment September 2, 2021 September 2, 2021 August 26, 2021 Eleventh Circuit Reverses Itself on ‘Ultimate Discovery’ Standard of Proof August 26, 2021 August 26, 2021 August 19, 2021 Federal Circuit Knocks Down VA’s Interpretation of 2017 “Accountability” Law August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021 August 5, 2021 Seventh Circuit: Warrantless Public Pole Camera Surveillance Is Not An Unlawful Search Under The Fourth Amendment August 5, 2021 August 5, 2021 July 29, 2021 Supreme Court Asked to Consider Relevance of Officer Training, Subjective Knowledge to Qualified Immunity Defense July 29, 2021 July 29, 2021 July 22, 2021 Seventh Circuit: Facebook’s Reporting of Child Pornography Does Not Make It a Government Actor July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021 July 15, 2021 Prolonged Warrantless Monitoring From Pole Cameras Not A Fourth Amendment Violation, Seventh Circuit Decides July 15, 2021 July 15, 2021 July 8, 2021 Eighth Circuit: Automobile Exception Applies to Temporarily Immobile Vehicles July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021 July 1, 2021 Supreme Court Rejects “Per Se” Rule For Excessive Force Analysis July 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 June 24, 2021 Supreme Court Holds That Officers’ Pursuit of a Fleeing Suspected Misdemeanant Does Not “Categorically” Justify Warrantless Entry to the Home June 24, 2021 June 24, 2021 June 17, 2021 Tenth Circuit Finds Probable Cause to Enter Defendant’s Trailer and Execute Arrest Warrant June 17, 2021 June 17, 2021