A federal judge in Florida has issued a temporary injunction blocking the enforcement of the state’s welfare drug test law. The law mandates drug testing for those seeking state welfare
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Judge Blocks Florida Law Requiring Welfare Drug Test
Anal cavity searches carried out via x-ray are constitutional, according to the 1st Circuit. Even if the images depict a suspect’s stomach and other organs. Police in Worcester, Mass.
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Anal Cavity Search Doesn’t Violate 4th Amendment, 1st Cir. Rules
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled against Lonnell Antwine, a Hamtramck man who claimed that his 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure were violated when police conducted a warrantless search of his condemned home. The ruling, which..
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Squatters Have No 4th Amendment Rights, Rules Mich. Ct.
According to two court-appointed forensic experts assigned to the case of Amanda Knox, DNA evidence that was central to her conviction and that of her ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, is “not reliable” and may have been contaminated. The two pieces of..
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Experts Shed Doubt on Amanda Knox DNA Evidence
If police smell a marijuana odor, and hear movement or a flushing toilet, they can break down your door. And if police, after smelling and hearing, conduct a warrantless search, Kentucky courts following U.S. Supreme Court precedent will now refuse…
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Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Marijuana Odor Search
It helps congestion. It causes accidents.
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Motorcycle Lane Splitting: Is it Legal, Safe?
Imagine you’re driving to a party, dancing along to the music on the radio. You swerve a bit on the road.
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What are my Rights During a Traffic Stop?
Despite marijuana’s distinct scent, Massachusetts’ highest judicial authority, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), has ruled that the smell of marijuana alone is not sufficient enough for an officer to order an occupant out of a vehicle. The reason? Possession of..
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Mass. Police Can’t Act on Smell of Burnt Marijuana in Car
On Wednesday, a Maryland jury awarded two women a combined $1.6 million in a negligence lawsuit in which they argued that Nordstrom failed to properly protect customers from a mentally ill woman armed with knives.
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Protect Customers From Lunatics or Pay in Court?
