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  2. Search and seizure law in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Court established that Pa. Const. art. I, § 8 afforded greater protection to Commonwealth citizens than the Fourth Amendment, U.S. Const. amend. IV, and reaffirmed that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires both a showing of probable cause and exigent circumstances to justify a warrantless search of an automobile. [4] [5]

  3. Commonwealth v. Matos - Wikipedia

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    Commonwealth v. Matos, 672 A.2d 769 (1996), is a Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case which further developed Pennsylvania Constitutional Law as affording greater privacy protections than those guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  4. Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Law of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The organic source of state law is the Constitution of Pennsylvania.Although the original Constitution of Pennsylvania was ratified in 1776, more than ten years before the Constitution of the United States, the U.S. Constitution has legal supremacy in matters relating to (or, in pursuance thereof...

  6. Pennsylvania Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania House of Representatives chamber in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with the portrait Apotheosis of Pennsylvania visible on the far wall of the chamber. The Constitution of Pennsylvania is the supreme law within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All acts of the General Assembly, the governor, and each governmental agency are ...

  7. Gov. Shapiro signs 15 new laws in Pennsylvania - AOL

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    PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he signed 15 bills into Pennsylvania law on Tuesday. Pennsylvania welcomed 15 new laws on Tuesday, Oct. 29, surrounding topics like ...

  8. Constitutionality of sex offender registries in the United ...

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    Challenges under U.S. federal law have claimed violations of the ex post facto, due process, cruel and unusual punishment, equal protection and search and seizure provisions of the United States Constitution. [1] U.S. Supreme Court decisions have rejected broad challenges to the registration and notification laws.

  9. PA Supreme Court vacates ruling requiring undated ... - AOL

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    The high court's decision reverses a 4-1 ruling Aug. 30 by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, which said that the current law, Act 77 of 2019, violates the fundamental right to vote under the ...