Victor McNair et al. Sean Coffey A police officer in a sec. 1983 suit based upon excessive use of force cannot rely on qualified immunity claiming a reasonable officer standard for being aware of his legal obligations. John Kiel v. City of Kenosha, et al. A firefighter working for the City of Kenosha can be required to live within the County of Kenosha as a condition of employment.
Police officers have qualified immunity from a suit under sec.
1983 for false arrest if reasonable officers would have believed the arrest to be legal in light of clearly established law and the information available to the officers at the time. United States v. Jorge Lopeztegui A defendant in a criminal case cannot base an entrapment defense on the sole basis that the state allowed him to stay out on bond long enough to complete the criminal act. Village of Mundelein v. Franco Home rule local governments do not exceed their home rule powers if they enact and enforce an ordinance that allows a police officer to stop a vehicle on the sole basis that an occupant was not wearing a seat belt even though a state statute prohibits police from making such a stop. This opinion is an interesting discussion of home rule powers and statutory construction of local ordinances and state statutes.