Excessive Force & Fourth Amendment Topic of White Paper From CRS
July 09, 2025
July 09, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11336) on July 8, 2025, by legislative attorneys Michael A. Foster and Dave S. Sidhu:
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Excessive Force and the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Legal Test
On May 15, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Barnes v. Felix, a case addressing the question of when a police officer's use of force violates the . . .
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Excessive Force and the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Legal Test
On May 15, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Barnes v. Felix, a case addressing the question of when a police officer's use of force violates the . . .