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Florida appeals court upholds arrest and detention, finding probable cause
Judson W. Arne v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Judson W. Arne, sued the State of Florida for all...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Erik Maund, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Erik Maund's motion to suppre...
Texas appeals court allows warrantless cell phone search under exigent circumstances
The State of Texas v. Heider Jefred Palacios, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of ...
Texas appeals court allows warrantless cell phone search under exigent circumstances
The State of Texas v. Jonathan Johao Quinonez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of...
Texas appeals cell phone evidence suppression; court finds exigent circumstances
The State of Texas v. Kevin Jose Iriarte, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of evid...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Christopher Carroll, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Carrol...
Laptop search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Papantoniadis, decided by First Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds "No-Knock" Warrant Execution
In re J.E., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offi...
Seizure of electronic devices incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Michael Rosebar, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a defendant's ele...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Damon Allen Patterson, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Damon Allen Patters...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
Purcell v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Andrew Johnston, decided by Seventh Circuit on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Andrew Johnston's mot...
Third Circuit Upholds Warrantless Cell Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Ben McCormack, decided by Third Circuit on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Ben McCormack's motion to...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Cell Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Justin Davis, decided by Eighth Circuit on September 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Justin Davis's motion to...
Retaliation claim fails: Employee's belief of violation must be objectively reasonable
Angela Walker v. Merck & Company Inc., decided by Fourth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Angela Walker sued Merck & Company Inc. alleging that Merck retaliated again...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible if evidence of crime is likely
United States v. Jorge Diaz, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jorge Diaz's motion to supp...
Eleventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible if evidence sought relates to crime
United States v. Timothy Buchanan, decided by Eleventh Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Timothy Buchanan's ...
Cell phone seizure incident to arrest upheld under Fourth Amendment
United States v. Ramiro Lozano, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a cell phone from Ram...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to lawful arrest is constitutional
United States v. Jaquan Bridges, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jaquan Bridges' motion to su...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is lawful
United States v. Kashif Dukes, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Kashif Dukes' motion to su...
Cell phone search incident to arrest upheld by Seventh Circuit
United States v. Zachary Barnes, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Zachary Barnes' motion to...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Joseph Cammarata, decided by Third Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Joseph Cammarata's motion t...
8th Circuit: No privacy in cell site data; exigent circumstances justified phone search
United States v. Sharmake Abdullahi, decided by Eighth Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Sharmake Abdullahi's mo...
Stand Your Ground Immunity Denied to Initial Aggressor
Timothy W. Fletcher v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on July 17, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's "stand your ground" law all...
Stand Your Ground Immunity Applies Despite Initial Aggression and Retreat
Gustavo Bojorquez, etc. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on June 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the state's "stand your ground" law appli...