Fourth Amendment Law
 
State of New York v. Donald Ziebenhood

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Burglary in the First Degree, two counts of Burglary in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the Second Degree, two counts of Aggravated Criminal Contempt, eight counts of Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.

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United States of America v. Gabriel Cowan Metcalf

Billing, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of the Gun-Free School Zones Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A),

Gabriel Cowan Metcalf lives in Billings, Montana,
across the street from a public elementary school. For
several days in August 2023—before the schoolyear
started—Metcalf patrolled outside his home with a shotgun,
incl

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Sherry H. Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, et al.

Portland, Oregon, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.

Sherry M. Detwiler worked as a Privacy Officer and the Director of Health Information for Defendant-Appellee
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (“MCMC”), a hospital in The Dalles, Oregon, from September 14, 2020, through
December 20, 2021. In her own words, Detwiler is a practicing

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United States of America v. Robert Orvaets

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of fiarearm and ammunition.

Robert Oravets committed a series of serious felonies. He claims that the Second Amendment nonetheless protects his right to possess a firearm.

Six years ago, Ohio indicted Oravets on two counts of drug trafficking with a firearm. Prosecutors dropped the

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Julie A. Tamm and Rosannea M. Przybylski v. Milan Nerad

Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Count I—First Amendment Retaliation (42 U.S.C. § 1983) (official and personal capacity); Count II—Llewellyn Preemption (state-law claim); Count III— Reasonableness Challenge – Square Lake (state-law claim); Count IV—Selective Enforcement Equal Protection) (§ 1983) (official and personal capacity); Count V

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Michael Hoover v. Justin Due

Cookeville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory claiming unlawful entry and excessive force.

Defendant Deputy Justin Due received a 911 dispatch call, reporting a domestic dispute at Plaintiff Michael Hoover’s house. The 911 caller stated that Hoover had threatened her with a gun. When Due arrived at the sce

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United States of America v. Beimon Nolan Simpson

Midland, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment claiming that Second Amendment was violated by 18 U.S.C. 922(G).

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United States of America v. Todd Wilson

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm

Todd Wilson, 52, of Charlestown, Indiana, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

According to cou

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Jason Frey, et al. v. City of New York, et al.

New York City, New York, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a Second Amendment rights theory.

Plaintiffs brought pre-enforcement Second Amendment challenges to certain aspects of New York State’s (“New York” or the “State”) concealed carry license regime. As relevant to this appeal, Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of: (1) the prohibition on carrying fir

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State of Michigan v. Nathan Lemuel Tedord

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Fourth-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.

Nathan Lemuel Tedford, 54, of Detroit, was charged in connection with the sexual assault of an 18-year-old boy, also of Detroit. Defendant Tedford was the victim’s teacher and coach at the time of the crime. The defendant is now a former track coach at

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United States of America v. Dewayne Geogre Ramdial

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of cocaine.

At the sergeant’s request, Ramdial produced his Florida driver’s
license. He confirmed that he still lived in Orlando. Sgt. James asked
Ramdial what brought him to Oklahoma. Ramdial said that he had been
attending a tattoo convention in Albuquerque and noted hi

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John Woolard, et al. v. Tony Thurmond, et al.

Sacramento, California, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by parents and guardians of students enrolled in independent study programs at two California charter schools who alleged First Amendment violations when the schools rejected their requests to purchase and permit the use of sectarian curricular materials for instruction in the schools’ p

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Genoa Jones and Cornell Tinsley v. City of North Las Vegas, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.

A police officer saw a suspect flee from the back of a
house into a neighboring backyard. Instead of directly
following the suspect, the officer hurried to his car, called
for backup, and drove two blocks south to establish a
perimeter around the area. At least

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Raymond Thompson v. Joshua Cockrell and Robert Gerholdt

St. Louis, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory.

On March 30, 2020, Thompson purchased a 100-year anniversary edition
custom 2003 Harley Davidson trike motorcycle (“motorcycle”) from Nathan Rench
for $5,000. Thompson paid off the two lienholders and gave Rench the remainder.
The parties signed

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Moms for Liberty - Wilson County, Tennessee, et al. Wilson Coounty Schools, et al.

Nashville, Tennessee Civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs First Amendment violation.

The Wilson County Board of Education is charged with administering public schools in
Wilson County, Tennessee. In line with its Policy Manual, the Board holds monthly school
board meetings. Tennessee law dictates that the Board’s Chair preside over all school board
meetings,

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United States of America v. Francisco Rios-Munoz

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States for the Fourth Time

Mexican National Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States for the Fourth Time


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United States of America v. Francisco Rios-Munoz

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States for the Fourth Time

Mexican National Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States for the Fourth Time


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United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Stouffer

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography.


Federal law aggressively criminalizes and punishes the sexual exploitation of children, primarily through laws found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

The key statute is 18 U.S.C. § 2251, which broadly prohibits the use, enticement, or

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State of New Jersey v. Jimmy Rodriguez, Fabian Calcdeo, and Erk Udvarhely

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft.




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Jason Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al.

Newark, New Jersey, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights job discrimination theory.

NJIT hired Jason Jorjani in 2015 to teach philosophy,
and twice renewed his contract in 2016 and 2017. During this
time, Jorjani “formed the Alt Right Corporation,” to “widen
the message of his philosophy, which he describes as an
affirmation of the Indo-

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State of New York v. Mark G. Whalen

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident, grand larcey, reckless driving, and fleeing from a police officer,

Mark Whalen, age 32, pleaded guilty, as charged, to the following offenses:

One count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Class C felony)
One count of Leaving the Scene of

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Zachary , et al. v. Suffolk County, New York, et al.

Central Islip, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff challenging the Constitutionally of New York gun law.


Zachary Giambalvo, John Mougios, Shane
Mashkow, Kevin McLaughlin, Michael McGregor, Frank Melloni, and
Renaissance Firearms Instruction, Inc. (“RFI”) raise facial Second Amendment
challenges to various provisions of the firearm licensing regime u

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Emma Jane Prospero v. Deputy Ryan Sullivan, et al.

Brunswick, Georgia pro se Plaintiff representing herself without a lawyer on a civil rights claims.

Emma Jane Prospero has, by her own account, called 911 “a
gazillion times.” Among the issues she complained about,
Prospero often called to report gunshots coming from behind a gas
station near her home that the Camden County Sheriff’s Office
(“the Sheriff’s Office

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Karen Brenner and William Brenner v. Progressive Hawaii Insurance Corp.

New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a insurance law question relating to a car wreck.

This case was filed in the Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, 24-06914 D-12 and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

Louisiana's direct action insurance law changed significantly in August 2024, generally
eliminating the right to sue an i

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United States of America v. Juan Ramon Matta-Lopez, aka El Negro, aka Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release.

Matta-Lopez was convicted for conduct that occurred before the
enactment of the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) on November 1, 1987. Under the
pre-SRA statutory scheme, 18 U.S.C. § 4205(g) (the old law), Matta-Lopez is
precluded from personally moving for compassionate re

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