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Law enforcement agencies in the United States know all too well the importance of protecting individuals’ First Amendment rights during mass demonstrations. But what happens when officers find themselves in the crosshairs of the demonstrators’...
Is Your Agency’s Response to Crowd Control Events Up to Snuff?
In the past, we have written extensively on the use of flash diversionary devices by tactical teams and the interpretation of its use by Courts across the Country. Let’s just say the legal analysis is not good and the standards for use have been interpreted as high…
No Immunity For SWAT Teams Use of Flash Diversionary Device
Baude v. Leyshock from the Eighth Circuit has a lot of legal issues that we have discussed and a new term that we have not, which is “kettling.” First let’s start with what we have discussed before: our case today brings to question excessive use of force during a protest…
“Kettling” and Keeping the Peace