The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and provides that warrants may only be granted upon ...

Suppose the police want to get illegal drugs off the streets. So they begin stopping pedestrians at gunpoint, shoving them ...

William Trevor Case sought to suppress evidence at trial obtained after officers entered his home, without a warrant, based on concerns that he posed a threat to himself.

The Supreme Court just heard Case v. Montana, and the door they’re opening – or closing – matters to anyone who cares about ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of America. Amendments are ...

U.S. law has long provided a border search exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant or probable cause requirement, allowing federal agents to search people, and their electronic devices, at border ...

The Fourth Amendment protects "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has acknowledged that Section 3755 was “inartfully drafted” because it “required a probable ...

"Section 1983 authorizes a claim for relief only for violations of federally protected rights, not state law rights," writes Martin A. Schwartz. Lack of probable cause is an essential element of a ...

The Supreme Court will deliver a decision about what situations are deemed emergencies and allow police to bypass needing a ...