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Fourth Amendment Blues
Essentially, because of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. And the public has no sympathy whatsoever for your precarious position.
June 4, 2013
Patrol
Visual Enhancement and the Fourth Amendment
What if an object only comes into plain view after an officer shines a flashlight or spotlight into an area, or looks through binoculars? Does this use of sense-enhancing devices make a difference in the Fourth Amendment calculation of reasonableness?
December 5, 2013
Point of Law
Understanding Fourth Amendment Seizure
Can it be a seizure when a person isn’t “seized?”
October 6, 2021
Patrol
Fourth Amendment Supremacy
Evidence discovered during a search incident to an arrest supported by PC is not suppressible in the majority of state courts.
May 31, 2008
Patrol
Flight and the Fourth Amendment
Sometimes, people run when they see you coming. May you chase them? If you do, does that amount to a "show of authority" constituting a detention, requiring reasonable suspicion?
October 7, 2015
Patrol
Understanding Fourth Amendment "Standing"
A defendant cannot suppress evidence if he cannot show that his own legitimate rights were violated in the way it was obtained.
December 3, 2014
Patrol
Dogs, Drugs, and the Fourth Amendment
Two cases from Florida have brought the U.S. Supreme Court to two different conclusions regarding K-9 searches in 2013. One is an affirmation of existing practice, but the other breaks new ground and imposes new limits.
May 2, 2013
Patrol
K-9 Sniffs and the Fourth Amendment
Under what circumstances is it permissible to use a dog to try to detect the presence of narcotics or dangerous substances without prior suspicion? The Supreme Court has considered this issue in three decisions.
May 31, 2005
Point of Law
Point of Law: Vehicle Impoundment, Inventory Searches, and the Fourth Amendment
United States v. Ramos serves as a reminder for officers about the possible challenges that may arise when invoking an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.
December 17, 2024
Point of Law
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue Police for Excessive Force
The court determined that in order to sue for excessive force under the Fourth Amendment, it is not necessary for a plaintiff to have been physically seized by law enforcement.
March 25, 2021
Patrol
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Fla. Drug Dog Case
A suspect's Fourth Amendment right to grow marijuana in the privacy of a home will be tested in a Florida case the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing Wednesday.
October 30, 2012
Technology
DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Review Police GPS Tracking Case
The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the use of GPS tracking devices on suspect vehicles without a warrant is allowed under the Fourth Amendment.
April 17, 2011
Point of Law
Supreme Court Reviewing Police Use of Deadly Force Case
In an order Friday, the court said it will consider the standard for analyzing whether an officer’s conduct was a reasonable use of force under the Fourth Amendment when their safety is threatened.
October 9, 2024
Patrol
Federal Investigation of Breonna Taylor Shooting Continues
Because the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right against unreasonable searches or seizures, the warrant process in the Taylor case could be part of the FBI review.
September 23, 2020
Patrol
DNA Case Heads To U.S. Supreme Court
A convicted rapist is challenging a Maryland law that allows police to take a DNA sample from violent suspects, arguing his Fourth Amendment privacy rights have been violated.
November 11, 2012
Point of Law
Point of Law: Traffic Stops and Tough Questions
Can officers ask about parole status during a stop without violating the Fourth Amendment?
December 19, 2024
Point of Law
Point of Law: When is an Officer-Involved Shooting a Seizure?
The Supreme Court recently ruled on a New Mexico case that established when a use of force constitutes a Fourth Amendment seizure.
May 19, 2021
Patrol
SCOTUS Allows DNA Swabs During Arrests
The 5-4 ruling came in Maryland v. King, where a convicted rapist had argued his Fourth Amendment privacy rights were violated when police used DNA to connect him to an earlier crime.
June 2, 2013
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