Archive for the 'Fourth Amendment' Category
Standing Room Only in ACLU v. NSA
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 9th, 2007 in Circuit Courts, Civil Liberties, Fourth Amendment, Current Events, Constitutional LawJust last week in ACLU v. NSA, the sixth circuit Court of Appeals struck down the ACLU’s suit against the NSA’s warrantless-wiretapping authority. In a 2-1 decision, two concurring opinions were published meaning that not one of the judges agreed with another’s methodology. Lets take a look at this case and its potential implications.
The authority […]
Even the SCOTUS Procrastinates
0 Comments Published by Kedar June 18th, 2007 in Search and Seizure, Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe court today handed down decisions in 3 more cases, including Powerex v. Reliant Energy- a case that I blogged about here (and a little here). The court has further put off the highly anticpated school cases as well as the Bong Hits 4 Jesus case. Interesting. The court is expected to release one […]
Greenback or Greenbag?
0 Comments Published by Kedar June 10th, 2007 in Fourth Amendment, Madness (Sparta?)This dollar bill analysis brought to you by an otherwise insignificant case:
Patdown produced a lighter and the officer saw a straw protruding from the pocket. In the watch pocket was a folded dollar bill. Despite the fact the officer knew that dollar bills could be folded and contain drugs, the inherently legal nature of the […]
Per Curiam decisions are better than unanimous decisions
1 Comment Published by Kedar May 21st, 2007 in Search and Seizure, Fourth Amendment, David Souter, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawAfter a disappointingly slow week, the Court handed down five opinions, one Per Curiam reversal, and a marginally interesting orders list today. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but a per curiam opinion is usually issued when the Court rejects a case based on procedural grounds and chooses to deny certiorari. Per Curiam decisions […]
