When police conduct a search, the general rule of thumb is that they need a warrant in order for it to not intrude on your Fourth Amendment rights. However, there are a handful of exceptions to this rule, which allow police to conduct searches without having to go through the process of getting a warrant…. Read More
Search And Seizure
The Third Party Doctrine and How it Affects Your Daily Life
When police suspect you of committing a crime, they have a lot of investigatory tools at their disposal. Unfortunately, except for your rights under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits law enforcement from conducting unreasonable searches, there is little that can stop police from gathering evidence against you. Even worse, while the Fourth Amendment is an… Read More
Utah v. Strieff Impinges Your Constitutional Rights
Just recently, the Supreme Court of the United States made a monumental decision that can affect your constitutional rights, guaranteed to you under the Fourth Amendment. Unfortunately, when it comes to your rights, the Supreme Court decision is not good news. Utah v. Strieff The case, Utah v. Strieff, started back in December of 2006…. Read More
How Utah v. Strieff Will Impact Your Daily Life
We have previously discussed the recently decided case by the United States Supreme Court, Utah v. Strieff. This case will likely be seen in years to come as a monumental blow to the Fourth Amendment, which protects all U.S. citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Here, we will discuss the implications of this decision for… Read More
The Dangers of Consenting to a Search
The Bill of Rights was written to protect the citizens of the newly-formed United States from the acts of government that had so bothered our country’s founding fathers before the Revolution. By including them in the U.S. Constitution, these pivotal figures meant to prevent the government that they were forming from ever reaching into the… Read More