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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

With Probable Cause and Drug-Sniffing Dogs, Supreme Court Would Rather Keep Things Fluid

Court to Rule on Exceptions to Warrant Requirement for GPS Tracking

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/22/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit is set to become the first federal appellate court to answer the question left open by the Supreme Court in United States v. Jones. Last year, the Court held in Jones that a...more

How Close is Too Close and Why Should I Care

by Yavitch & Palmer Co., L.P.A. on 3/27/2013

Following Too Closely. It’s a basic traffic violation that we rarely think about. But the truth is that we all follow the car in front of us too closely. “Wait a second,” you say. “I’m a safe driver. I’ve never even been...more

Doggy Drug Detection Is Reliable, Supreme Court Rules

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/20/2013

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled that an alert by a trained drug-sniffing dog constitutes probable cause for a police search under most circumstances. In Florida v. Harris, the court rejected...more

Overview Of Search And Seizure Laws

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 12/28/2012

Search and seizure is fundamental element of criminal practice. It ties in directly with the process of discovery and the doctrines of reasonable suspicion and probable cause. It is a constitutional guarantee as expressed in...more

Facebook needs a "probable cause" button.

by Thomas Valkenet on 10/17/2012

Are you proud to have lots of Facebook "friends?" Well, any one of them can give strangers, including the U.S. Government, access to your account. Your privacy settings won't completely bar access by strangers. In an August...more

Facebook "Friends", 4th Amendment Privacy & Probable Cause

by Hayes Hunt, Brian Kint | Cozen O'Connor on 8/28/2012

A recent court decision has added support to the idea that there is no privacy on the internet. In United States v. Meregildo, defendant Melvin Colon moved to suppress evidence seized from his Facebook account pursuant...more

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