COA Vacates Highway-by-User Claim Dismissal; Affirms Dismissal Of First Amendment Retaliation In Road Dispute
On the highway-by-user claim, the Court of Appeals held that Plaintiff-Appellants did have standing under Donaldson v Alcona Co Bd of Co Rd Comm’rs, 219 Mich App 718, 727 n 3; 558 NW2d 232 (1996) because they own property along the road and bear unique burdens if maintenance ceases.
No Immunity For WV Judge Who Led Warrantless Search Of Litigant’s Home
A judge was not entitled to judicial immunity after she paused a court hearing to go personally participate in a warrantless search of a litigant’s home.
6th Circuit Decision In First Amendment Parody Case Appealed To U.S. Supreme Court
A First Amendment parody case decided earlier this year by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently landed on the doorstep of the United States Supreme Court.
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.
Owners Of Dogs Shot During Raid Can Pursue Civil Rights Claims
The owners of 3 dogs killed by Detroit police during a marijuana raid can sue the officers who shot the dogs for civil rights, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.