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ATTENTION: Court Decisions now posted on the main Legal Information Page 

COURT DECISIONS WARNING

NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: The owner of this site is not an attorney and nothing presented on this page should be construed to be a legal opinion, unless it is a specific link to such an opinion from a person other than the owner of this site possessing authority to render it. Court opinions still require interpretation, especially as to application to law enforcement practices and procedures. In most cases, proper application requires consideration of case law from multiple cases. This is further complicated by published case law from other jurisdictions which may not apply to the jurisdiction in which the officer is operating. For Kansas, the courts of applicable authority include the US Supreme Court, the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the Kansas Supreme Court, and the Kansas Court of Appeals. Even the opinions of Kansas District Courts may be limited in authority to their own judicial district. When applying case law to their law enforcement operations, officers must rely on direction from their local prosecutors, legal advisers, agency policy and procedures, and recognized training programs specific to the Kansas legal landscape. The purpose of this page is to help inform you of relative case law to facilitate such discussions necessary to provide clear guidance for law enforcement operations.
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AMERICANS FOR EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT (AELE)
Monthly
Graham v Conner: Is Objective Reasonableness Good Enough? (Jun 2016)
Accommodating the Violent: Analyzing Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act Relevant to Arrests of the Armed, Violent, and Mentally Ill (Feb 2016)

Body Worn Camera Issues (Updated July 2015)
Racial Profiling (Last Updated Dec. 2014)
AELE Law Enforcement Publications 
    Back Issues; searchable topic index
        Law Journals   
        Electronic Control Weapons   
        LE Liability Reporter   
        Fire, Police, Corrections Personnel Reporter   
        Jail and Prisoner Law Bulletin   
Monthly Law Enforcement Liability Reporter 2017
Jan 2017 Battery, ECW, firearm use, parking/traffic
               offenses, search and seizure.

Feb 2017 False Arrest, firearm use, firearm 2nd
                amendment, property, racial profiling.
Mar 2017 Battery, qualified immunity, DV and Child
                abuse, firearms, 1st amendment, informant
                protection, search of persons.

Monthly Law Enforcement Liability Reporter 2016
Jan 2016 Several cases on wrongful conviction lawsuits

Feb 2016 DV, ECWs dart mode, firearms, interrogation,
                false arrest/imprisonment, interrogation
Mar 2016 ECWs, false arrest, firearms related, 911
                systems, interrogation, search & seizure
Apr 2016 Assault/battery, false arrest, firearms,
                malicious prosecution, and search & seizure
​May 2016 Dogs, ECWs, false arrest, firearms, search                     and seizure
Jun 2016 Dogs, false arrest, firearms, 1st Amendment,                property, sexual assault, and videotaping

Jul 2016 Battery, dogs, ECW, False Arrest, Intentional
                firearm use, 1st amendment, malicious
                prosecution.
Aug 2016 Battery, criminal conduct, false arrest,
                firearm use, firearm 2nd amend rights,
                1st amend rights, property, search
Sep 2016 Battery, dogs, ECW, evidence, false arrest,
                firearms use, firearm 2nd amend rights,
                malicious prosecution, privacy.
Oct 2016 Battery, dogs, false arrest, firearms 2nd         
                amend rights, public protection (911),
                search and seizure.
Nov 2016 Battery, evidence, false arrest, firearms
                use, firearm 2nd amend rights, privacy,
                search and seizure.
Dec 2016
Handcuffs, battery, ECW, evidence,
                firearms use, malicious prosecution,
                property, search and seizure.

 

Monthly Law Journals 2017

Jan 2017 Liability: Detention for Mental Health
               Evaluation or Commitment
Feb 2017 Liability: Medical Care of Arrestees
Mar 2017 When is Law “Clearly Established” For
                 Purposes of Qualified Immunity
Monthly Law Journals 2016
Jan 2016
Attorney Fees-Prisoner Civil Rights Lawsuits
Feb 2016 Whistleblower Protection for Public Safety 1 
Mar 2016 Whistleblower Protection for Public Safety 2
Apr 2016 Federal Civil Rights Liability for Accidental
                Shootings by Officers
May 2016 Liability for Shooting Not Excessive Force 
Jun 2016 Prisoner Civil Rights: The "3 Strikes" Pt 1
Jul 2016 Prisoner Civil Rights: The "3 Strikes" Pt 2
Aug 2016 Civil Liability for Failure to Protect Minors
Sep 2016 Public Safety Officer Overtime (FLSA) Pt 1
Oct 2016 Public Safety Officer Overtime (FLSA) Pt 2
Nov 2016 Public Safety Officer Overtime (FLSA) Pt 3
Dec 2016 Prisoners and Foreign Language Mail
Monthly Law Journals - 2015
Jan 2015 Distraction Device Liability (Pt. 1)
Feb 2015 Distraction Device Liability (Pt. 2)
Mar 2015 ECW Use on Person with Delirium (Pt. 1)
Apr 2015
ECW Use on Person with Delirium (Pt. 2)
May 2015 Prisoner/Parolee: Computers & Internet Pt 1
June 2015 Prisoner/Parolee: Computers & Internet Pt 2
July 2015  Use of Force: Consent Decree Review
Aug 2015 Rights of Rastafarian Employees/Inmates
Sept 2015 LE Accommodation of Mentally Ill ADA Pt 1
Oct 2015
LE Accommodation of Mentally Ill ADA Pt 2 Nov 2015 FMLA and Public Safety Personnel (Pt. 1)
Dec 2015 FMLA and Public Safety Personnel (Pt. 2)
Case Law Resource Links

See more court decision information at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Website.
FLETC Annual US Supreme Court Case Digest   
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