UPDATE
March 16, 2026
Including updates on the following topics:
- When can a court order a defendant to provide a buccal swab?
- Were officers entitled to summary judgment in a case where a suspect was injured when being subdued after a chase into the woods?
- Does failure to use an envelope marked “Personal and Confidential” void an otherwise valid alternate person and mailing service?
- When is a traffic checkpoint valid and not a violation of the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches?
- Are names and email addresses of citizens who voluntarily give those to governments -eg, to police who use the lists for various notices- exempt from FOIL disclosure?
