Seventh Circuit Finds Terry Stop at Gunpoint Warranted by Circumstances
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that conducting a stop and frisk at gunpoint was reasonable based on officers’ observations of a suspect’s conduct.
Fifth, Sixth Circuits Split on DHS Immigration Enforcement Guidance
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits are divided on temporarily halting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing its arrest and deportation guidance.
Sixth Circuit: Continuous Drug Dealing Operations Alone Justified Warrant to Search Residence
In 2007, the Louisville office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted an investigation which led to the seizure of drugs and money and the convictions of Byron Mayes and brothers Julio and Alfredo Rivas-Lopez. Flash forward to 2016, and all three drug dealers were out of prison.