U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Nov. 6, 2020
High court to rule whether bullets always qualify as a seizure
The Fourth Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures, including the excessive use of force by police; but does the Fourth Amendment apply to a police shooting if the suspect escapes?
Brian Hoffman
Associate
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
J. Scott Tiedemann
Co-Managing Partner
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Phone: (310) 981-2000
Email: stiedemann@lcwlegal.com
J. Scott Tiedemann is the Firm Co-Managing Partner of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, California's largest education, public sector and non-profit labor and employment law firm. He leads the workplace investigations team, advising private businesses on employment-related investigations, and advises public safety agencies across California on a myriad of labor and employment issues.
The Fourth Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures, including the excessive use of force by police; but does the Fourth Amendment apply to a police shooting if the suspect escapes? On Oct. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Torres v. Madrid, a case that should further clarify what constitutes a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Specifically, the Supreme Court is called to address whether...
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