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Fourth Amendment
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…
The Supreme Court's Utah v. Strieff decision and the Fourth Amendment
On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Utah v. Strieff, involving the intricacies of the Fourth Amendment’s…
Can you be punished for refusing to take a breath alcohol test?
This morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Birchfield v. North Dakota, a case about the right of citizens to…
Supreme Court to hear Fourth Amendment case in first day without Scalia
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Utah v. Strieff, the first case involving the exclusionary rule to be…
New Jersey v. T.L.O.: The Fourth Amendment in public schools
On January 15, 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New Jersey v. T.L.O., holding that public school administrators can search a…
Constitution Check: Is privacy now protected against massive telephone spying?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at constitutional challenges in U.S.…
Looking back at the Mapp search decision
Note: Landmark Cases, C-SPAN’s new series on historic Supreme Court decisions—produced in cooperation with the National…
The Constitution and the Cleveland GOP debates
Among the topics covered in Thursday’s two GOP debates were several points about the Constitution. Here is a quick look at those…
