J.B. KING: A FISHER PATTERSON LEGAGY Written by: Daniel C. Sloan When I joined the firm in February, I left the New York legal world where I began my time in private practice and returned to the familiarity of the Midwest. Even so, I had never actually practiced in...
State-Created Does Not Always Mean Sovereign-Immune In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court held that NJ Transit Corporation is not an arm of the state of New Jersey and is therefore not entitled to share in its interstate sovereign...
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Qualified Immunity Involving Protestor Arrest In a recent per curium decision, the United States Supreme Court in Zorn v. Linton affirmed summary judgment for a law enforcement officer under the doctrine of qualified immunity—a...
10th Circuit Finds Officers' Search Warrant Conduct Unconstitutional In July of 2021, protesters organized a housing-rights march in Colorado Springs. During that march, some of the protesters engaged in unruly conduct, including pushing a bike in front...
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Emergency Entrance Standard for Officers In a unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that an officer may enter a home without a warrant if they have an objectively reasonable basis for...
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Law Enforcement Immunity Under Federal Tort Claims Act In a recent unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court removed a specific legal protection previously available to law enforcement officers in lawsuits filed under...