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  2. Horton v. California - Wikipedia

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    Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless seizure of evidence which is in plain view. The discovery of the evidence does not have to be inadvertent, although that is a characteristic of most legitimate plain-view seizures.

  3. Ker v. California - Wikipedia

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    Ker v. California, 374 U.S. 23 (1963), was a case before the United States Supreme Court, which incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure. The case was decided on June 10, 1963, by a vote of 5–4.

  4. Editorial: L.A. officials lied to justify seizing homeless ...

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    People have lost their tents, clean clothes, personal records, IDs, medications and more, according to a lawsuit accusing the city of Los Angeles of illegal seizure and destruction of property.

  5. Plain view doctrine - Wikipedia

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    California, [7] the court eliminated the requirement that the discovery of evidence in plain view be inadvertent, which had caused ambiguity. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The case involved the plain view seizure of weapons related to a robbery, even though the warrant was signed by a judge who had specifically denied permission to seize weapons as part ...

  6. California v. Greenwood - Wikipedia

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    California v. Greenwood , 486 U.S. 35 (1988), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home .

  7. Police Cannot Seize Property Indefinitely After an Arrest ...

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    The Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures extends to the ... police to retain personal property without clear legal grounds, effectively stripping people of ...

  8. California v. Ciraolo - Wikipedia

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    California v. Ciraolo , 476 U.S. 207 (1986), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that aerial observation of a person's backyard by police, even if done without a search warrant , does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .

  9. California has a history of racist land seizures. Will ... - AOL

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    Just as Silas White was about to realize his dream of establishing the Ebony Beach Club as a Black-owned haven free of racism in 1958, Santa Monica used eminent domain to confiscate his property ...