Your Home Is Your Castle. We Defend It.

Generally, a search is unreasonable if police didn't have a warrant based on probable cause. There are exceptions—consent, plain view, exigent circumstances, search incident to arrest—but police often stretch these exceptions beyond their limits. We analyze whether the claimed exception actually applies to your case.

Absolutely. Civil rights claims under Section 1983 are separate from criminal proceedings. You can sue for Fourth Amendment violations whether or not charges were filed, and even if you were acquitted. The harm is the violation of your constitutional rights, not the criminal case outcome.

Consent must be voluntary—free from coercion or duress. If officers implied you had no choice, displayed weapons, or used intimidating numbers, your 'consent' may not have been valid. We examine body camera footage to assess whether consent was truly voluntary.

Compensatory damages cover emotional distress, loss of property, damage to reputation, and any physical injury. Punitive damages punish officers for willful misconduct. Under Section 1988, you can recover attorney's fees if you win. If property was wrongly seized, you may also recover its value.

Correct—the exclusionary rule (suppressing evidence) only applies in criminal prosecutions. A civil rights lawsuit is different: you're suing for damages caused by the violation itself. Even if evidence was suppressed in your criminal case, you can still sue for the constitutional violation.

Officers can claim qualified immunity if the law wasn't 'clearly established' at the time. However, many Fourth Amendment principles are well-established—warrantless home entry without exigency, for example. We research 10th Circuit precedent to show the violation was clearly unconstitutional.