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Article: Victims of Police Shootings Have Been “Seized” under Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court
In a 5-3 decision in Thomas v. Madrid, handed down March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that victims of […]
Article: High Court: Warrantless Blood Draw Okay if Driver Unconscious
Warrantless Blood Draw and Testing The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and has generally been interpreted to […]
Article: Do Parking Enforcers Need Search Warrants to Chalk Mark Tires?
Is the Taylor v City of Saginaw Case Proof That Courts Still Do Not Get Property Law Right? In a […]
Article: Have NYC Prosecutors Misused Material Witness Warrants?
Have New York City district attorneys misused material witness warrants, using them not for their proper purpose – producing testimony […]
Article: Cop Fired for Arresting Nurse Who Blocked Unconsented, Warrantless Blood Draw from Patient
Videos, taken on July 26 in the emergency room of the University of Utah hospital’s burn unit, show Jeff Payne, […]
Article: Judges Split on Warrant to Tape
Does the FBI Need a Warrant to Tape Outside a Federal Courthouse? In under two weeks, two California-based federal judges […]
Article: DOJ Stops Sharing Federal Asset Seizures with State, Local Police
Shortly before Christmas, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was suspending a program which allows state and local […]
Article: Justice Department Restricts Program Giving Police Incentives for Warrantless Seizures
On January 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was cutting back on a long-running and increasingly criticized federal […]