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Search And Seizure
June 4, 2025
Matt Ford
A Major Search and Seizure Case Is Coming to the Supreme Court
The Roberts court will have to resolve a significant Fourth Amendment dispute next term. What they decide could potentially expand the “community caretaker” doctrine for police.
March 26, 2021
Matt Ford
The Obscure Supreme Court Case That Could Radically Redefine Police Powers
What began as a minor domestic dispute is now a legal time bomb that could grant cops expanded search and seizure rights.
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