Section 1983 Civil Rights Law Reporter
Covers current trends in section 1983 civil rights litigation and law, including news and analysis of interest to law enforcement agencies, public entities, and civil rights litigators.
Author: A former San Francisco deputy city attorney, David Newdorf has defended the city, law enforcement and city employees in civil rights actions at the trial and appellate levels.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Section 1983 Civil Rights Law Reporter
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds School Strip Search of 13-year-old Girl Violated the Fourth Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Safford Unified School District v. Redding (June 25, 2009) that school officials violated the Fourth Amendment by strip searching a 13-year-old girl in an effort to find prescription-strength ibuprofen. …
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Eleventh Circuit Decision In Powell v. Barrett Creates A Circuit Split On Jail Strip Searches
Strip search law has gotten interesting recently. After more than 20 years of federal circuit courts finding that jail strip searches violated the Fourth Amendment, the 11th Circuit has become the first federal appellate court…
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Ninth Circuit Strip Search Law In Flux After Bull Decision
On the surface, the 2-1 Ninth Circuit opinion last week (August 22, 2008) holding that San Francisco’s former jail strip search policy was unconstitutional appears in line with twenty-plus years of Ninth Circuit precedents. This…