U.S. Court of Appeals Says CPS Workers Have Qualified Immunity
In a suit regarding temporary removal of custody, the U.S. Court of Appeals found that CPS workers have qualified immunity where no clearly established statutory or constitutional rights exist.
Social Workers Violated Fourth Amendment By Conducting In-School, Warrantless Interviews Of Children
Social workers who conducted in-school interviews of the plaintiffs’ children violated the plaintiffs’ 4th Amendment rights because the social workers did not have a “reasonable suspicion” of abuse.
U.S. District Court Rules that Michigan Gerrymandering Scheme was Unconstitutional
According to the Michigan Constitution, congressional districts must be redrawn every ten years based on the state census results and by using what is called “Apol criteria”.
Supreme Court Rules Excessive Fines Clause of the 8th Amendment Applies to the States
A civil forfeiture action is an in rem action. Modern day civil asset forfeiture has grown far beyond anything the 16th and 17th century law makers could have imagined.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Michigan Deputies’ Appeal in Excessive Force Case
The United States Supreme Court has denied an appeal in the case of two Macomb County deputies who were sued for civil rights violations when making an arrest.