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Fourth Amendment

Sep 12, 2011

The term of the century? Blockbuster cases await Supreme Court this session

This U.S. Supreme Court term has all the makings of a blockbuster, with issues such as the constitutionality of the federal health care reform law, the ability of states to pass tough immigration enforcement laws and same-sex marriage rights all set to fall squarely at the Court’s doorstep.

Sep 6, 2011

THE DARK SIDE: How the law became a monstrous chimera

The maximum penalty for armed robbery is not just a prison term, but a fine of $100,000.

Mar 25, 2011

Court considers exclusionary rule

By Kimberly Atkins Lawyers USA The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tussled Monday with the limits of the exclusionary rule when the police conduct a search in a way that is lawful at the time, but later deemed unconstitutional by the Court. Willie Gene Davis, the petitioner in Davis v. U.S., was a passenger […]

Dec 1, 2010

Officers did not constructively enter home

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Nov. 24 recognized that police could violate the Fourth Amendment by "constructive entry" of a home -- being so intrusive that a reasonable person would not feel free to deny entry.

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