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Laura L. Scarry

Laura L. Scarry, Law Officer's Legal Eagle columnist, is a partner in the law firm of DeAno & Scarry, with offices located in Wheaton and Chicago, Ill. She represents law enforcement officials against claims of civil rights violations in state and federal courts. Scarry was a police officer with the Lake Forest (Ill.) Police Department from 1986–1992.

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Immunity Further Qualified

Even when law officers act in good faith, a judge’s approval of a search warrant is not a guarantee against civil suits.


The Searchers

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision limits searches officers might have previously performed, but it doesn’t go as far as some critics charge.


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Less Than Probable Cause

The United States Supreme Court held in Terry v. Ohio that a police officer can temporarily detain an individual suspected of criminal activity if the officer can point to “specific and articulable facts which, taken together with rational inferences from those facts, reasonably warrant that intrusion.”


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Patting Down Passengers

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case that considered the dangerous realities of police work and citizens' rights not to be subjected to limited, albeit unlawful, searches.


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Someone Else's Home

The officers walk up to the front door and knock on the door. The homeowner answers the door. The officers move the homeowner to the side, enter the residence and arrest the suspect. Question: Based on this information alone, is the arrest legal?


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