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The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
Many of us carry our entire lives with us on our cellphones. In recognition of this, the Supreme Court has held that although police can generally search a person’s belongings during an arrest without a warrant, the Fourth Amendment requires officers to get a warrant before looking through their cellphone … Read the rest
Investigators in Prague are working to establish a motive for a deadly gun rampage that killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at Charles University in the center of the city, Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross reports for the New York Times. The gunman also fatally shot himself when the police surrounded him on the rooftop of the building. No foreign nationals were killed in the attack, but one person from the Netherlands and two people from the United … Read the rest
My new favorite Gen AI search engine, Perplexity, now can communicate by voice with the user. It is like having a conversation with the world’s smartest computer assistant, and has replaced Google Search as my first legal research stopping point. In addition, it serves as a complete voice assistant no matter what I am doing. Want to hear about the nearest gas station, restaurant, or sight seeing opportunity when traveling? Just ask Perplexity. It feels like the future; and, not
Search orders
Search orders are a form of interim, mandatory injunction which require a respondent to allow the applicant’s representatives to enter the respondent’s premises and search for, copy and remove documents or material for the purpose of preserving evidence and/or property which is or may be subject to an action.
Search orders are, therefore, considered to be one of the most draconian orders a court can make, and particularly so as a respondent may be held in contempt of … Read the rest
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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
A police officer who opens a car door and looks inside, without permission, probable cause, or a search warrant, violates the Fourth Amendment’s ban on “unreasonable searches.” This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether two officers likewise commit a search when … Read the rest
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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
It is unconstitutional for police to enter a home without a warrant to arrest someone if they do not have “reason to believe” the suspect is in the home. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether that standard is equal to … Read the rest