Facebook and NCMEC are not government agents when passing tips to law enforcement officers about child pornography
Facts Facebook (FB) decided on its own to surveil, collect, and review Stephen Meals‘ private messages with fifteen-year-old A.A., which indicated that Meals and A.A. were in an active sexual relationship. Facebook then deemed that the messages violated its terms of service, its community standards, and probably federal law and sent copies to the National […]
Clarifying questions no longer required for ambiguous requests for counsel
Facts In 2017, Camille Eiland, a counselor at Warren-Yazoo Behavioral Health began treating a young woman, Vickie (14 to 16 years old at time of incidents), for depression. Eiland testified at trial that Vickie’s mother brought her there for treatment. After a few months, Vickie’s mother told Eiland that she was concerned about Vickie’s relationship […]
Summary Judgement denied for Officers who continue to kneel on back of subdued subject who died
Facts In 2016, Anthony Timpa called 911 and stated that he had a history of mental illness, had not taken his medications, was having anxiety, and wanted to be picked up. Sergeant Kevin Mansell arrived on scene and discovered that Timpa had already been handcuffed by private security guards. Dallas P.D. policy stated that five […]
Driver, who was not owner of car, was in constructive possession of gun under his seat
Facts Joshua Johnson allegedly rented * a vehicle from another individual and was then stopped in 2019 by Detective Errick Peacock of Ridgeland P.D. for running a red light. Johnson admitted that he ran the light and provided Peacock an identification card but no driver’s license or proof of insurance. Peacock smelled an odor of […]
Summary judgement granted for Officer standing on running board of car and killing driver
Facts An officer in Arlington, Texas, pulled over O’Shae Terry and his passenger, Terrence Harmon, for driving with an expired registration tag. After taking their information, the officer advised them that she smelled marijuana coming from the car and, as a result, had to search it. Another police officer, Bau Tran, arrived on the scene […]
Delay of eight days from seizure of postal package based on reasonable suspicion to obtaining warrant was reasonable
Facts Jeff Gordon, Houston, Texas, narcotics investigator for U.S. Postal Inspection Service, was investigating Clarence Beard for sending illegal pills in the mail. Gordon learned that Beard, who lived in Houston area, had used the alias “Nick Johnson” to mail packages and that several sources told him that Beard was shipping drugs via the mail. […]