In the case Riley v. California, the U.S Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the police need search (more…)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an “Impact Assessment” on Border Searches o (more…)
Andres Lopez-Cruz was in big trouble when a pair of border patrol agents stopped his car in 2011. Lo (more…)
Taking DNA cheek swabs is significantly different than taking fingerprints or demanding that a perso (more…)
In a rare unanimous ruling, the Court held that tracking a car with a GPS device is a “search” f (more…)
Can police use a drug-sniffing dog at the front door of a private residence, to smell the interior o (more…)
One of the key points of this case is that there can be a search, for 4th Amendment purposes, of a p (more…)
An appellate court in Indiana, in Washington v. State, indirectly addresses the scope of the right t (more…)
Odds are that in your lifetime you have spoken to a police officer. The 4th amendment of the Const (more…)