In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz continues his analysis of cases involving the use of Tasers. He writes: The critical Fourth Amendment issue is whether, under the totality of ...

The Cincinnati Police Department will change its policies surrounding repeated Taser use as part of a $150,000 settlement with an autistic man, who according to his attorneys, was unjustifiably ...

LANSING (WWJ) - It's a topic that has been heating up some debate -- should all police officers be able to carry Taser guns? Currently in Michigan, full-time police officers can use the Taser gun but ...

Southern Nevada police departments are defending the use of Tasers in light of a federal lawsuit brought by a police department in Illinois accusing Taser International Inc. of not thoroughly testing ...

Tasers are a double-edged sword. In some circumstances, a police officer's deployment of her Taser may be a valuable alternative to the use of deadly force. Tasers, however, can inflict excruciating ...

In Part I (N.Y.L.J. Oct 30, 2018), we examined how Tasers operate, and the generally applicable Fourth Amendment and qualified immunity principles governing §1983 excessive force cases. The critical ...