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SCOTUS News: 4th Amendment extended to cellphone location data
The Supreme Court ruled police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when obtaining Google geofence location data, reshaping digital privacy law.
Supreme Court says police need a warrant to obtain Google location data
The Supreme Court ruled police generally need a warrant to obtain Google location history, strengthening Fourth Amendment digital privacy rights.
U.S. Supreme Court backs officer in excessive force case
The Supreme Court rules a police officer was shielded by qualified immunity in protest excessive force case, finding no clearly established Fourth Amendment violation.
Federal court: Kansas Highway Patrol ‘has been violating the Constitution’
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court ruled the Kansas Highway Patrol violated constitutional rights by targeting interstate drivers, but limited the scope of injunction imposed.
State’s high court reverses, remands interlocutory appeal centering on urine test
The Missouri Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling, finding probable cause supported a warrant for urine testing in a criminal sex abuse case.
Missouri Supreme Court rejects state’s appeal in DWI case
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected the state's DWI appeal in State v. Mire after finding the notice of appeal was filed past the legal deadline.
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in DWI case over collection of blood
The case involves a woman charged with a misdemeanor for DWI. At issue was whether the collection and testing of her blood was legally admissible.
SCOTUS rejects ‘moment-of-threat’ rule in deadly force cases
The Supreme Court revives a civil rights case, ruling courts must consider all circumstances in deadly police force cases, not just the moment of threat.
Juvenile Law: School Search Policy-Backpack Search-Fourth Amendment
Where a juvenile challenged a finding that he committed the offense of unlawful use of a weapon when he brought a gun into a public high school, arguing that a […]
Civil Rights: Fourth Amendment-Jury Verdict
Where appellant challenged a judgment entered following a jury trial on his Fourth Amendment claims, the judgment is affirmed because there was no basis for reversal. Judgment is affirmed. Targowski […]
In era of legal marijuana, can police search cars based on odor?
Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana. Traditionally, an officer could use the merest whiff of weed […]
In era of legal marijuana, can police search cars based on odor?
Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana. Traditionally, an officer could use the merest whiff of weed […]
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