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Fourth Amendment
Katz v. United States: The Fourth Amendment adapts to new technology
On December 18, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Katz v. United States, expanding the Fourth Amendment protection against…
Pinky the Dog gets her day at Iowa’s Supreme Court
A dispute about a dog that bit a cat is now at Iowa’s Supreme Court and it addresses an important question about how…
Looking ahead: Cases for the Supreme Court’s next term
Coming up in October, the Supreme Court starts a new term and hears new cases. Here’s a quick look at three cases the Justices…
Another border shooting case could be heading to Supreme Court
A Ninth Circuit appeals court ruling may bring a question back to the Supreme Court about the ability to sue border agents at the…
Supreme Court Justices broaden cellphone privacy
Voicing computer-age worry about Americans’ privacy when they use their telephones, a sharply split Supreme Court ruled on…
Supreme Court Justices address rental car search policies
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that Pennsylvania state troopers violated the Fourth Amendment during a traffic stop…
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…
Supreme Court rules for cops in ‘party out of bounds’ case
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that police officers who busted partiers at a vacant District of Columbia house in 2008…
Is telephone privacy different in the digital age?
Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court changed its mind about what the Fourth Amendment protects, switching its focus from physical…
Case preview: The cops and your cellphone records
In late November, the Supreme Court will tackle a very modern question about the venerable Fourth Amendment: Does it allow police…
