The Case v. Montana decision replaces the Fourth Amendment’s “probable cause” requirement with “objective reasonableness” when officers believe someone is in danger.
In 1989 the Supreme Court provided law enforcement with a holding in Graham v Connor (Graham), that changed the manner in which courts evaluated use of force claims, changing from a subjective due ...
This, Police Chief William McManus told the Editorial Board recently, is why many residents cringe after a police shooting of unarmed suspects. A shooting might involve objective reasonableness — that ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - During closing arguments Tuesday in the voluntary manslaughter trial of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo, prosecutors asked that Brelo be held accountable for the deaths of two ...