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Carpenter v. United States – Special Supreme Court Edition
July 22, 2018

Carpenter v United States – Special Supreme Court Edition. The US Supreme Court holds that the Third-Party Doctrine does not apply to Cell Site Location Information (CSLI) and it may be reasonable to expect privacy in location information held by third...

Collins v Virginia – Special Supreme Court Edition
June 03, 2018

In this Special Supreme Court Edition of Broadcast BLUE, Bruce-Alan Barnard analyzes the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Collins v. Virginia where the court held that the Automobile Exception applies only to the vehicle and cannot be use...

The Case of the Gun and Dunn
May 23, 2018

US v Alexander 2nd Cir. 01MAY2018 Bruce’s Brownbag Wednesday 2018-15 The Second Circuit applied the Dunn factors to determine that an officer unlawfully searched within the curtilage where two sub-machine guns were found in a bag in a chair next to a s...

Blue Short – Byrd v. United States
May 20, 2018

This is a quick case summary of Byrd v. United States – USSC May 2018

The Case of the Show and Tell Entries
May 18, 2018

Montanez v. Carvajal, 11th Cir. May 2018  –  Bruce’s Brownbag Wednesday Webinar 2018-14 This case is about a detention that leads to an arrest outside of a dwelling in Deland, Florida.  During the detention/arrest,

The Case of the Ducky Deal
May 03, 2018

BB2018-13  United States v. Flores (1st Circuit 25 April 2018) This is a case about a tip that turns into a warrantless arrest outside of the hotel in Brunswick Maine that evolves into a warrantless search of the hotel room followed by a warrant applic...

The Case of the Frisky Bullet
April 26, 2018

BB2018-12 United States v. Johnson, 11th Cir. March 2018 This case involves the response to a 911 call reporting a burglary that results in a Terry Stop, a Terry Frisk, the retrieval of one round of ammunition and a holster,

The Case of the Backside Duplex
April 22, 2018

United States v. Maxi – 11th Cir. (April 2018) This is a case about a warrantless encounter at a Miami duplex that turns into an arrest, a protective sweep, a warrant application and a full-blown search, and the seizure of drugs and guns.

The Case of the Neighbor with a Knife
April 04, 2018

In this edition of Bruce’s Brownbag Wednesday, Bruce reviews the recent Supreme Court decision Kisela v. Hughes issued by the court on April 2, 2018. BLUE KEY PHRASES: Use of Force Deadly Force Qualified Immunity Clearly Established BLUE KEY CASES: Ten...

Sanzone v. Gray – Use of Deadly Force
March 23, 2018

In this episode, Bruce-Alan Barnard reviews a 42 USC 1983 civil suit for excessive use of force resulting in the death of the suspect. KEY PHRASES: Use of Force Deadly Force Qualified Immunity KEY CASES: Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S.