Justice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants
The Justice Department said Tuesday it is curtailing federal agents' use of "no-knock" warrants — which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence — and would also prohibit its agents from using chokeholds in most circumstances.
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Is a tip to law enforcement from Tumblr.com equivalent to a tip from an anonymous police informant or a tip from an identified citizen informant?
Court: Police can pursue drivers into their garages
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a sheriff's deputy was within his rights when he chased a driver into his garage without a warrant over a broken taillight.
US justices limit cellphone searches after arrests
In a strong defense of digital age privacy, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants.
Appeals court allows warrant obtained on improper grounds
Evidence that was obtained illegally does not immediately invalidate a search warrant, if the requesting officer believed he or she was acting lawfully at the time, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Search and Seizure — search warrants — drug detection dogs
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