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SCOTUS to Rule on Warrantless Cell Phone Searches

The Supreme Court said Friday it would rule on two cases that will determine whether police can search suspects' cell phones after they've been arrested.

January 20, 2014

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Searching “Fleeting Targets”

A fleeting targets search may be made at any time and any place where you have lawful access and PC.

November 10, 2013

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Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Upheld

In a significant victory for law enforcement, a federal appeals court on Tuesday said that government authorities could extract historical location data directly from telecommunications carriers without a search warrant.

July 31, 2013

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Calif. High Court Rejects 'Plain Smell' Test for Marijuana

The California Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a prosecutor's argument that officers don't need a search warrant to seize a package that smells of marijuana.

June 26, 2013

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Ala. College Deploys Drones to Monitor Campus

Officials at the University of Alabama Huntsville have announced that the school will deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor the campus. The UAVs will use small spotlights or infrared cameras, along with video surveillance cameras to scan campus grounds.

May 14, 2013

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Search Warrant Detentions

When you make a search of premises under authority of a search warrant, it is generally permissible to detain the occupants pending completion of the search. The authority to do so, and the rationale supporting detention, were limited by a 2013 decision.

April 29, 2013

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DOJ To Police: Get a Warrant for Older E-mails

The Department of Justice on Tuesday dropped its support for allowing law enforcement to review older e-mails without a warrant in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.

March 19, 2013

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Supreme Court Limits Detention Powers In Searches

Suffolk County (N.Y.) Police detectives who detained two suspects, while officers searched a dwelling exceeded the scope of their search warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

February 18, 2013

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How To Tell When You Need a Search Warrant

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While it's always best to have a piece of paper to back you up in court, sometimes shortcuts are OK.

January 24, 2013

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Entry to Secure

As previous "Point of Law" articles have discussed, there are four—and only four—legal justifications for entering private premises. For several reasons, the preferred authority for entry is a judicial warrant.

December 9, 2012

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SCOTUS Considers GPS Tracking by LE

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether attaching a high-tech tracking device to suspect's vehicle without a warrant is constitutional.

November 1, 2011

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Calif. Lawmakers Move To Ban Warrantless Cell Phone Searches

California lawmakers have approved a bill that would require officers to obtain a warrant before searching the contents of a subject's cell phone or wireless device. The bill would become law if approved by Gov. Brown by Oct. 9.

September 27, 2011