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Florida Supreme Court denies bar admission to Dream Act candidate

Unauthorized immigrant denied admission to Florida Bar

Privacy’s Postmortem: Smith v. Maryland And How A Pen Register Became A Threat To Freedom

How A Pen Register Became A Threat To Freedom

How to Handle an DUI/OUI Stop in Massachusetts

How to handle an DUI/OUI Investigation in Massachusetts

I was Charged with Domestic Assault & Battery. Can the Victim a Drop the Charges?

Can the victim "drop the charges" in a Domestic A&B

Fear and Loathing in the American Home: Police-Created Exigency Doctrine No Longer a Check on Police Power under Fourth Amendment

The Court’s decision in Kentucky v. King, 131 S. Ct. 1849, was many years in the making, necessitated by a need to resolve an increasing discrepancy between various state high courts and the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

O! Say Can You Smell? Drug Smell Test Taskforces: Police-Created Exigency Doctrine No Longer a Check on Warrantless Search by Police

This comment analyzes how the High Court might address a challenge to police actions in light of its decision in Kentucky v. King.

Sexual Orientation and Part of the Diversity Discussion

New Orleans Case Deals with Employee Benefits

License Plate Readers

Discusses the police using license plate readers at red lights and other times to use as reasonable suspicion and probable cause to pull vehicles over.

Can Police Search My Cell Phone Without Permission?

In courts across the United States, the government and defense attorneys are battling it out to determine whether police can search a person’s cell phone for evidence, without seeking a search warrant.

Motor Vehicle Search Exception Outlined - Michigan Marihuana & Criminal Lawyer

Outlines the motor vehicle search exception and the scope of such exception when applied by police officers.

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