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Sep 14, 2023

High court: Car search justified

Police had probable cause to search a man’s vehicle after an informant told them he had a gun inside,

Jul 15, 2021

7th Circuit: Cat breeder’s Fourth Amendment rights not violated when 37 cats, house seized

An Illinois cat breeder's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when authorities seized her home and her 37 cats, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday.

Jan 24, 2020

Supreme Court to decide if warrantless searches OK after OWI arrests

A case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court questions when police officers have reasonable belief to conduct searches without warrants after an arrest.

Jun 22, 2018

Justices adopt digital-age privacy rules to track cellphones

Police generally need a warrant to look at records that reveal where cellphone users have been, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a big victory for privacy interests in the digital age.

Jun 22, 2018

Judge: Behavior by deputy negates huge pot bust

A North Dakota judge says that nearly 500 pounds of marijuana seized during a vehicle stop cannot be used as evidence because a county deputy did not have a good reason to be suspicious.

Apr 11, 2018

Murder case tests limits of third-party consent

Truth is stranger than fiction. The compelling facts in State v. Torres arose in Sheboygan County in 2014. Dorian Torres was the son of divorced parents, Emilio and Shelly.

Aug 1, 2014

State Supreme Court upholds porn convictions (UPDATE)

The warrantless search of a man's computer that turned up child pornography was not a violation of his constitutional protection against illegal searches and seizures, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Sep 27, 2013

Appeals court reverses drug-sniffing dog decision

When Mequon patrol officer John Hoell returned Kenneth House’s driver’s license and issued a warning for driving a car with expired registration, House’s roadside seizure should have stopped right then, according to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in State of [...]

Mar 11, 2013

Court limits border searches of electronic devices

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Border Patrol agents must have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity before conducting comprehensive searches of laptops or other digital devices in what civil liberties activists are calling a significant victory for privacy rights.

Aug 25, 2011

10-2031 U.S. v. Snow

Search and Seizure Pat-down searches

Aug 25, 2011

2010AP1487-CR State v. Welch

Search and Seizure Reasonable suspicion; pat down searches

Aug 24, 2011

2010AP411-CR State v. Avery

Search and Seizure Continuing search

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