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California v. Hodari D., 499 U.S. 621 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case where the Court held that a fleeing suspect is not "seized" under the terms of the Fourth Amendment unless the pursuing officers apply physical force to the suspect or the suspect submits to officers' demands to halt. [1]
availability of death-scene images under the Freedom of Information Act over the objection of family members; investigation into the suicide of Vince Foster: United States v. Flores-Montano: 541 U.S. 149 (2004) reasonableness of removing a gas tank from a vehicle crossing the border under the Fourth Amendment: Vieth v. Jubelirer: 541 U.S. 267 ...
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment only protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Although a search is presumptively reasonable if carried out under a warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause, the court has a long history of allowing leniency when "special needs" outside of ordinary law enforcement needs make ...
Fourth Amendment forbids stopping a motorist to check for a driver's license in the absence of reasonable suspicion to believe the driver has violated a traffic law United States v. Caceres: 440 U.S. 741 (1979) Fourth Amendment does not require exclusion of evidence seized in violation of governmental regulation Burch v. Louisiana: 441 U.S. 130 ...
The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court denied the motion, finding that, while the Fourth Amendment does apply to searches by school officials, a school official is permitted to search a student's belongings if there is "reasonable suspicion" that the student broke the law or school policy. [18]
In 1999, he authored a 7th Circuit opinion that rejected anticrime checkpoints in Indianapolis, deeming them inconsistent with the Fourth Amendment. "The Constitution is not a suicide pact," he wrote.
The Bill of Rights in the National Archives. The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for issuing warrants: warrants must be issued by a judge or magistrate, justified by probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and must particularly describe the place to be ...
Fourth Amendment rights and religious freedom were key arguments in the legal battle between the Texas AG and El Paso's Annunciation House.