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In a unanimous decision, the Ohio Supreme Court said location information voluntarily given to cell phone applications is not protected by the 4th Amendment.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that a Columbus police detective’s use of a warrantless subpoena did not violate the Fourth Amendment rights of Mamadou Diaw, a man suspected of using ...
The Supreme Court quietly reversed a lower court decision this week in a ruling that largely flew under the radar. But the ...
Civil rights groups allege feds have targeted people based on skin color and blocked detainees from seeing lawyers. Officials say actions have been lawful and “highly targeted.” ...
It turns out that, in the 1930s, the Supreme Court used to care a lot about the subjective intent of officers when they executed searches and seizures. One such subjective rule was announced by the ...
Attorneys accused two government agencies of arresting 25 people in the Midwest without warrants and probable cause in federal court on Friday.
The justices didn’t squash precedent that opens federal officials up to paying damages, but they failed to expand its ...
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Virginia inmate cannot sue prison officials for damages over claims they used excessive force in breach of his 8th Amendment rights. It’s the ...
The court cited the First Amendment (freedom of speech), the Fourth Amendment (protection against unlawful search and seizure), and the Fourteenth Amendment (due process and equal protection).
The appeals panel likened the federal restriction on selling handguns to those under 21 to an English contract law that ...
The Northampton Area School Board unanimously approved an $18,000 settlement to resolve First Amendment violation claims brought by a former board member’s husband, who had been banned from ...