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 ...

The Boone Town Council approved a Fourth Amendment Workplace Resolution on Dec. 10 aimed at reinforcing constitutional ...

The Durham City Council has passed a resolution to make the city a "Fourth Amendment Workplace," increasing protections for city workers against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and ...

I recently posted about the open fields doctrine of Fourth Amendment law, the rule that it is not a "search" under the Fourth Amendment for the government to trespass on to your open field. In my post ...

This article explains how new surveillance and biometric tech, like drones and facial recognition, challenge privacy rights. Courts are increasingly scrutinizing when warrants are needed, balancing ...