§ Use of Force
Use of Force: Case Law for Police
The constitutional standards for police use of force: objective reasonableness under Graham, and deadly force under Garner.
Cases in this topic
Objective Reasonableness50
- Aldaba v. Pickens, 844 F.3d 870 (2015)
- Altovese Williams v. City of Burlington, Iowa, 27 F.4th 1346 (2022)
- April Pipkins v. City of Hoover, Alabama, 134 F.4th 1163 (2025)
- Blake Stewardson v. Christopher Titus
- Brown v. Cwynar, 35 Pa. D. & C.5th 152 (2013)
- Bryan v. McPherson, 590 F.3d 767 (2009)
- Byrd v. Cornelius, 52 F.4th 265 (2022)
- Crowell v. Kirkpatrick, (2010)
- Deorle v. Rutherford, 263 F.3d 1106 (2001)
- E.W. v. Dolgos, No. 16-1608 (2018)
- Escobar v. Montee, 895 F.3d 387 (2018)
- Glorianna Moore v. Oakland County, Mich., 126 F.4th 1163 (2025)
- Gorman v. Warwick Township, 5 F. Supp. 3d 731 (2014)
- Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989)
- Headwaters Forest v. Humboldt County, 83 F.3d 1068 (2000)
- Herndon v. City of Sandpoint, 531 P.3d 1125 (2023)
- Isaiah Taylor v. Justin Schwarzhuber
- Isom v. Town of Warren Rhode Island, 360 F.3d 7 (2004)
- Jayne Swinford v. Joshua Santos, 121 F.4th 179 (2024)
- Johnson v. Glick, (1973)
- Kuha v. City of Minnetonka, 328 F.3d 427 (2003)
- Langiano v. City of Fort Worth, 131 F.4th 285 (2025)
- Leonorilda Ochoa v. City of Mesa, 26 F.4th 1050 (2022)
- Lindke v. Freed, 601 U.S. 187 (2024)
- Lyrah Hernandez v. City of Peoria, Illinois, 135 F.4th 517 (2025)
- Martinez v. New Mexico Dept. Of Public Safety, 265 F.3d 1130 (2001)
- McGrew v. Duncan, 937 F.3d 664 (2019)
- Miller v. Clark County, 340 F.3d 959 (2003)
- Montanez v. Parker, No. 15-15211 (2017)
- NATHAN SCOTT STEPP, individually as a member of the WVSP, Zach W. Hartley, individual as a member of WVSP, Okey S. Starsick, Robert B. Hickman individually as a member of the Roane County Sheriff's Dept, Roane County and WVSP v. Bradley Cottrell, on behalf of the Estate of Bernard Dale Cottrell
- Nathaniel Pryor v. Michael Corrigan
- Nelson v. City of Davis, 685 F.3d 867 (2012)
- Parker v. Gerrish, 547 F.3d 1 (2008)
- People of Michigan v. David Allan Lucynski
- Robert Sean Reed v. Campbell Cnty., Ky., 80 F.4th 734 (2023)
- Rosemary White v. City of Detroit, Mich., 38 F.4th 495 (2022)
- Sanchez v. Guzman, 105 F.4th 1285 (2024)
- Simpson v. Cisneros, 129 F.4th 901 (2025)
- Spiller v. Harris County, 113 F.4th 573 (2024)
- State v. Michael Burkinshaw
- Stephen Hill v. City of Fountain Valley, 70 F.4th 507 (2023)
- United States v. Patterson, 25 F.4th 123 (2022)
- US v. Mohr, 350 F. App'x 820 (2009)
- Vathekan v. Prince George’s County, 154 F.3d 173 (1998)
- Villarreal v. City of Laredo, 134 F.4th 273 (2025)
- Vincent Bell v. Williams, 108 F.4th 809 (2024)
- Vinyard v. Wilson, 311 F.3d 1340 (2002)
- Wilkins v. Gaddy, 559 U.S. 34 (2010)
- Winder v. Gallardo, 118 F.4th 638 (2024)
- Zuress v. Newark, No. 19-3945 (2020)
Deadly Force20
- Bradly v. Benton, No. 20-11509 (2021)
- Church v. Anderson, 898 F.3d 830 (2018)
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Pownall, R.
- County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, 581 U.S. 420 (2017)
- Cruz v. City of Laramie, (2001)
- Estate of Clemente Najera Aguirre v. County of Riverside, 131 F.4th 702 (2025)
- Estate of Eric Jack Logan v. City of South Bend, 50 F.4th 614 (2022)
- Glenn v. Washington County, 673 F.3d 864 (2011)
- Hammett v. Paulding County, 886 F.3d 1335 (2017)
- Hansen v. Black, No. 16-4162 (2017)
- Kesinger v. Herrington, 381 F.3d 1243 (2004)
- Mitchell v. Schlabach, 864 F.3d 416 (2017)
- Perea v. Baca, 817 F.3d 1198 (2016)
- Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143 (1994)
- Plumhoff v. Rickard, No. 12-1117 (2014)
- Rucinski v. County of Oakland, No. 15-1844 (2016)
- Russo v. City of Cincinnati, 953 F.2d 1036 (1992)
- Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007)
- Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)
- Vera Cruz v. City of Escondido, 139 F.3d 659 (1997)
More Use of Force cases49
- Alexander v. Arceneaux
- Ballentine v. Broxton
- Barber v. Rounds
- C. W. v. Steve Smith
- Cardenas-Ornelas v. Johnson
- Cassiopia Rhoads v. Erik Riddell
- Ciria v. Gerrans
- Clark v. Valletta
- Clemente Javier Aguirre-Jarquin v. Robert Hemmert
- Corey Kendig v. Nicholas Stolar
- Crystal Rice v. Scott Adams
- Don Gordon v. William Heath
- Dr. Lana Foster v. Shannon King
- Estate of Jill Ann Esche v. Bunuel-Jordana
- Gays Against Groomers v. Garcia
- Gibson v. City of Portland
- Gonzalez v. City of Phoenix
- Jacob Blankenship v. Louisville-Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't
- Jafet Castro-Reyes v. German Bosque
- James DeLanis v. Metro. Govt of Nashville
- Joshua Barricks v. James Wright
- Lakey v. Bryant
- Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety
- Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety Revisions: 6/24/26
- Larry Smith v. Wayne Cnty., Mich.
- Latasha Rouse v. Matthew Fader
- Lee Evans v. City of Newark
- Lisa Boggess, as administrator of the Estate of Brent Boggess, and as next friend to minors Z.B. and J.B., Drake L. Boggess, individually, and Kim Buttshaw, individually v. City of Waterloo and Kenneth Schaff
- Madhusudan Katti v. Warwick Arden
- Margaret Byers v. Gordon Painter
- Matusak v. Daminski
- Melody Cooper v. Officer James Doyle
- Michael Hester v. Chester Cnty., Tenn.
- Michael Hoover v. Justin Due
- Miles Guptill v. City of Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Nicholas Zemlick v. Brad Burkhart
- Niki Frenchko v. Paul Monroe
- Phillips v. Goldman
- Randall Martin v. Robert Goldsmith
- Randle Jackson v. Gerald Bush
- Robert Ward v. City of Sherwood, Arkansas
- Russell v. Scott
- Ryan Franke v. Kenny Janes
- Savage v. Westcott
- State of California v. Del Rosa
- Taker v. Blanche
- Tiffany King v. Charles Blackwood
- Vaughn Neita v. City of Chicago
- Weldeyohannes v. State of Washington