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Fourth Amendment
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…
Party goers v. cops featured at the Supreme Court
Arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday featured a case about the liability and immunity of police officers who busted some…
Cars, other vehicles and the Constitution
America has had its Constitution for more than two centuries, and yet today there are many questions about its meaning that still…
Federal judge blocks key parts of Texas sanctuary cities bill
A federal judge on Wednesday put a temporary halt to key provisions in a proposed Texas state law that would allow for fines and…
In cross-border shooting case, Supremes ask lower court to try again
On Monday, the Supreme Court erased the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Hernández v. Mesa and asked the court to reconsider in light…
Webster Bivens’ story – an update after a half-century
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily’s Supreme Court correspondent, looks at the connection between two cases accepted by the…
