The Colorado-based federal appeals court green-lit an unreasonable search claim against a Denver police officer on Tuesday, ...

A federal judge dismissed a Pensacola man's indictment on multiple drug trafficking charges after finding that a former Escambia County Sheriff's deputy violated the man's Fourth Amendment right ...

Police cannot always search your trunk. Consent, probable cause, warrants, and impound rules decide when your Fourth ...

Suppose police in Gotham City were investigating a murder, suspected the killer was the Joker, but lacked probable cause to search his hideout. Eager to solve the crime and with the clock of public ...

Martin Schwartz discusses the legal landscape for individuals challenging the constitutionality of what they believe to be a retaliatory arrest. Section 1983 plaintiffs who challenge the ...

The British government's use of general warrants, allowing searches of colonists' homes without specific cause, contributed to the American Revolution. The Fourth Amendment, designed to protect the ...

In law enforcement interactions with people in the United States, the level of interaction depends on the officer’s level of suspicion, which dictates the actions they can take. These categories ...