Colorado Unlawful Searches Attorneys
Your home, your car, and your body are protected from unreasonable searches.
Your home, your car, and your body are protected from unreasonable searches.
The Fourth Amendment protects people from 'unreasonable searches and seizures.' As a general rule, police need a warrant supported by probable cause to search your home, with specific, limited exceptions for things like consent, emergencies, searches incident to a lawful arrest, and the automobile exception. When officers search without a warrant and without a valid exception — or get a warrant by lying to a judge — the search is unconstitutional.
Unlawful search and seizure cases come in many forms: warrantless entries into a home, searches that go beyond what a warrant allowed, prolonged traffic stops used as a fishing expedition, coerced 'consent,' no-knock raids executed at the wrong address, and the unlawful seizure of cash, phones, or property. Even when evidence is suppressed in a criminal case, the violation can also support a civil claim for the harm it caused.
These claims are brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and, in Colorado, may also fall under C.R.S. § 13-21-131. Because so much turns on exactly what officers did and what they told the court, the warrant application, the bodycam footage, and the property and evidence logs are central to proving the violation.
When a search causes real harm — a wrongful raid that terrorizes a family, property that is seized and never returned, or a violation tied to an unlawful arrest — those consequences can be the basis for compensation.
Search and seizure cases we handle
- Warrantless searches of homes, cars, or phones
- No-knock or wrong-address raids
- Searches that exceed the scope of a warrant
- Warrants obtained through false statements
- Prolonged or pretextual traffic stops
- Unlawful seizure of cash, phones, or property
The right firm for a civil rights case in Colorado.
Trial-First Practice
We prepare every case as if it will be tried. That preparation is what makes opposing counsel — and insurers — take our clients seriously.
Federal Civil Rights Focus
Section 1983 cases live or die in federal court. We know the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, its judges, and the qualified-immunity landscape.
Contingency Fee
You pay nothing up front. We only get paid if we recover money for you, and initial consultations are free and explained in writing.
How We Handle Your Case, Step by Step
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Consultation
A free, confidential conversation to understand what happened and what you hope to accomplish.
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Investigation
We preserve footage, gather records, interview witnesses, and consult experts to build the factual record.
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Demand & Negotiation
We present the case to opposing counsel and pursue resolution where the facts support one.
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Litigation
If a fair settlement is not on the table, we file in federal court and prepare the case for trial.
Unlawful Searches questions answered.
Jason Kosloski
Every unlawful searches case is handled directly by an attorney — not a case manager or intake service.
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Kosloski Law represents clients in every corner of Colorado — and some of the most important civil rights cases come from its smallest counties. Federal civil rights cases from anywhere in the state are litigated in the U.S. District Court in Denver, so wherever you are, you get the same firm and the same fight.