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Legal Updates

Recent court decisions that affect law enforcement, explained by Daigle Law Group. Each update opens on the DLG Learning Center, with a PDF to download.

October 20, 2026
Fourth AmendmentProlonged Standoff & Probable Cause: Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity in Jackson v. City of Madison
October 13, 2026
Use of ForceStandoff, Shots, Shielded: Seventh Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Davis v. City of Elgin, Illinois, No. 25-1299 (7th Cir. 2026)
October 6, 2026
Fourth AmendmentFlight, Factors, and the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Finds Reasonable Suspicion in District of Columbia v. R.W., 608 U.S. ___ (2026)
September 29, 2026
Fourth AmendmentTips, Trackers, and Truths Omitted: Seventh Circuit Considers United States v. Felton
September 23, 2026
Fourth AmendmentPaws on the Windowsill: When Does a K9 Sniff Become a Fourth Amendment Search?
September 15, 2026
Fourth AmendmentBeneath the Seat, Beyond a Hunch: Protective Vehicle Searches in United States v. Erving
September 8, 2026
Handcuffs, Harm, High-Risk Stops – Fifth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity in Lewis v. Delgado
September 2, 2026
Fourth AmendmentHatchet Held Low, Harm Not Imminent: Deadly Force and Qualified Immunity in Byers v. Painter
August 27, 2026
Fourth AmendmentA Search Too Far: Pocket & Wallet Searches Raise Two Fourth Amendment Issues
August 18, 2026
Fourth AmendmentA Ping Too Far? Cell-Site Tracking and Territorial Warrants in United States v. Thorne
August 11, 2026
Fourth AmendmentHash Hits, Human Eyes, and the Limits of Private Search in United States v. Lowers
August 4, 2026
Cuffs, Cursing, and Contested Compliance: Excessive-Force and Disputed Resistance in Franke v. Janes
July 29, 2026
Fourth AmendmentA Digital Trail to the Door: Emergency Aid & Warrantless Entry in United States v. Rowell
July 14, 2026
Fourth AmendmentPast Convictions, Parking-Lot Conversations, and Petty Inconsistencies Could Not Justify Prolonging the Traffic Stop in United States v. Hawkins
July 7, 2026
Fourth AmendmentUnited States v. Ducksworth: Driver’s Hidden Gun and Dishonesty Justified Passenger Frisk
June 29, 2026
No Shortcut Around the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Holds Geofence Location Data Is a Search Under the Fourth Amendment
June 23, 2026
Fifth AmendmentUnited States v. Nahkai: Miranda Custody and Voluntary Interviews Outside the Home
June 18, 2026
Fourth AmendmentPlate Readers and Plain View: The Fifth Circuit’s ALPR Analysis in United States v. Porter
June 9, 2026
Fourth AmendmentUnited States v. Thomas: When a Consensual Encounter Becomes Probable Cause
June 2, 2026
Fourth AmendmentUnited States v. Watkins a/k/a Crazy Gun: Fourth Amendment Limitations for Public Walkways and Plain View

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