Lower courts are divided on the Fourth Amendment implications of a drug detection dog that jumps into a car on its own and then alerts to illegal drugs. I thought I would offer some thoughts on the ...

In its recent decision bringing together sensitive issues of workplace privacy and electronic communications, the Supreme Court in City of Ontario v. Quon 1 unanimously held that the city's audit of a ...

Part of the Murthy v. Missouri challengers' claim is that the First Amendment bans the government from even "substantially encouraging" private entities to block user speech. And as I noted in the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is often an outspoken supporter of the Second Amendment. But this week, the sheriff is wading into debate over a different constitutional right — the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the 4th Amendment’s prohibition on suspicionless seizures ...

When can the police enter a person’s home without a warrant? The Fourth Amendment and the various judicial exceptions to it don’t provide a clear answer. But the Supreme Court may provide some clarity ...

In September, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on suspicionless seizures by the police. When the court stayed the district court’s decision in Noem v. Vasquez ...

In his famous dissent in Olmstead v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1928 called the right to be left alone the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by ...

The Fourth Amendment protects people’s privacy. This constitutional protection is intended to shield people’s private lives against government intrusion. Generally, the government cannot enter someone ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday that the Fourth Amendment prohibits the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) from holding personal items - including cell ...

An appeals panel found GPS monitoring of boats, implemented as part of the state's fishing management plan, is a reasonable ...