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Supreme Court Justices address rental car search policies

by Scott Bomboy

A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that Pennsylvania state troopers violated the Fourth Amendment during a traffic stop…

Supreme Court Justices address rental car search policies
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy

Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…

Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Supreme Court rules for cops in ‘party out of bounds’ case

by NCC Staff

A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that police officers who busted partiers at a vacant District of Columbia house in 2008…

Supreme Court rules for cops in ‘party out of bounds’ case
Is telephone privacy different in the digital age?

by Lyle Denniston

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court changed its mind about what the Fourth Amendment protects, switching its focus from physical…

Is telephone privacy different in the digital age?
Case preview: The cops and your cellphone records

by Scott Bomboy

In late November, the Supreme Court will tackle a very modern question about the venerable Fourth Amendment: Does it allow police…

Case preview: The cops and your cellphone records
Party goers v. cops featured at the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

Arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday featured a case about the liability and immunity of police officers who busted some…

Party goers v. cops featured at the Supreme Court
Cars, other vehicles and the Constitution

by Lyle Denniston

America has had its Constitution for more than two centuries, and yet today there are many questions about its meaning that still…

Cars, other vehicles and the Constitution
Federal judge blocks key parts of Texas sanctuary cities bill

by NCC Staff

A federal judge on Wednesday put a temporary halt to key provisions in a proposed Texas state law that would allow for fines and…

Federal judge blocks key parts of Texas sanctuary cities bill
In cross-border shooting case, Supremes ask lower court to try again

by Nicandro Iannacci

On Monday, the Supreme Court erased the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Hernández v. Mesa and asked the court to reconsider in light…

In cross-border shooting case, Supremes ask lower court to try again
Webster Bivens’ story – an update after a half-century

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily’s Supreme Court correspondent, looks at the connection between two cases accepted by the…

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