Constitutional Law
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Fourth Circuit Mandates Strict Scrutiny for Maryland Gun Control Laws
By Blake Stafford On February 4, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in Kolbe v. Hogan, a civil… Read More
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Claim Alleging Unconstitutional Redistricting for Wake County School Board Elections was Improperly Dismissed
By Elizabeth DeFrance On May 27, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Wright v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Dismissal of Free Exercise Claims
By Cate Berenato On July 9, 2015, in the civil, published case Jehovah v. Clarke, the Fourth Circuit reversed the… Read More
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No Qualified Immunity for Officers in Their Use of Excessive Force
By Joshua P. Bussen On March 18, 2015, in a published opinion of the civil case Smith v. Ray, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Child’s Statement Secures Qualified Immunity for Police Officer
By Marcus Fields Today, in Pleasants v. Rigsby, an unpublished decision, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court for the… Read More
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No Due Process Violation in Employment Termination Case
By Dan Menken Today, in Skinner v. Loudoun County, an unpublished opinion, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order… Read More
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Fourth Amendment Protects Curtilage of Home From Unreasonable Search
By Dan Menken Today, in the civil case of Covey v. Assessor of Ohio County, a published opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Legality of Strip Searches for Defendants In Holding Cells
By: Kaitlin Price In Cantley v. West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district… Read More
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Enhanced Child Pornography Sentence Survives Constitutional Challenge
By Michael Mitchell Does Increased Sentencing for Crime Against “Vulnerable Victims” Violate the Eighth Amendment’s Prohibition of Cruel and Unusual… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms that Subjective Recklessness is Required for an Eighth Amendment Claim
By: David Darr Today, in Bradford v. Clem, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court for the District of Maryland’s… Read More
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Exonerated Man’s Suit Can Proceed Against Officers and Department
By Andrew Kilpinen In a split decision featuring three separate opinions, the 4th Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in… Read More
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Professor Curtis’s Thoughts on Religious Exemptions to Sexual Orientation Anti-discrimination Laws
By Matthew Meyers As many readers know, Arizona came close to enacting a bill that would permit business owners to… Read More