Search and Seizure
-
Pawtucket Building Owner Sues Fire Department and State for $6.7 Million
The owner of a building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island has filed a pro se lawsuit against the Pawtucket Fire Department,…
Read More » -
Fired Georgia Chief Sues Over Intercepted Electronic Communications
A Georgia fire chief who was terminated last year after refusing to resign, has filed suit naming the City of…
Read More » -
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Police Entry Into Premises At Fire Department’s Request
When a firefighter, in the line of duty, asks law enforcement for a safety check after seeing drug paraphernalia, guns,…
Read More » -
LA County Captain Claims Bill of Rights Violation Following Refusal to Turn Over Phone
A Los Angeles County Fire Captain who was transferred from his position as a PIO in the aftermath of the…
Read More » -
Magistrate Grants Search Warrant for Google Geo-Fencing Data in Chicago Arson Investigation
Today a magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a search warrant…
Read More » -
Ohio Firefighter Sues Drug Task Force
An Ohio firefighter who resigned in May following allegations he was involved in conducting drugs transactions at work, has filed…
Read More » -
Suit By Property Owners Over Michigan LODD Fire Will Proceed
A Michigan fire department is facing a second lawsuit over the line-of-duty death of a firefighter in 2013. The suit…
Read More » -
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds Police Seizure of Evidence Found By Firefighters
Last week the Texas Court of Appeals ruled that when firefighters discover evidence of a crime at a fire scene…
Read More » -
Burning Question: Searching Cars and the Fourth Amendment
Today’s burning question: We have a battalion chief who insists on searching cars at vehicle accidents, for mainly for drugs…
Read More » -
Texas Chief Seeks Recusal of Judge in Union Theft Case
A Texas fire chief accused of stealing $8,000 from a union fund, is seeking to have a judge disqualified from…
Read More » -
WV Deputy Sheriff’s Tasing of Firefighter At Accident Scene Leads to Federal Lawsuit
An assistant fire chief in West Virginia who took issue with a county deputy sheriff at an incident scene in…
Read More » -
Pacemaker Data Admissible in Ohio Arson Prosecution
A judge in Ohio has ruled that medical information from a pacemaker can be used as evidence in a criminal…
Read More » -
Can a Firefighter Violate a Person’s Fourth Amendment Rights?
Today’s burning question: I know that police can violate a person’s Fourth Amendment rights by conducting a search without a…
Read More »