Lower courts are divided on the Fourth Amendment implications of a drug detection dog that jumps into a car on its own and then alerts to illegal drugs. I thought I would offer some thoughts on the ...

I recently saw a video of a man lying quietly on a public park bench during the day. Someone had called the police, claiming someone was sleeping. When the officer arrived, the man was awake, calm, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naomi Schalit: Okay, I’m going to read the Fourth Amendment – and then you’re going to explain it to us, please! Here goes: “The ...

US Supreme Court Examines Emergency Entries Under the Fourth Amendment The court must determine whether the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement necessitates a showing ...

There are three general exceptions to our Constitution’s warrant requirement allowing police entry into someone’s home. “Exigent circumstances” meaning matters of life and death, “hot pursuit” ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing scrutiny over its assertion that federal officers can forcibly enter a home without a judicial warrant – a move constitutional scholars, immigration ...