Industry Trends
Law Enforcement and Policing Litigation Trends from March 2026 Rulings
March 2026 rulings in law enforcement and policing matters reveal a litigation environment growing more demanding on expert methodology, forensic certainty, and the scope of opinion testimony. Courts are tightening Rule 702 gatekeeping, rewarding video-to-report documentation audits, scrutinising overstatement in forensic confidence language, and requiring force analysis that accounts for the full chronological arc of an encounter. This analysis identifies six emerging trends and their practical
