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Federal Courts What Qualifies as Detention 'Incident' to a Search?

What Qualifies as Detention 'Incident' to a Search?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

What is the scope of detention incident to a search? Should the cops only detain a person who is on the premises to be searched, or can they detain a person of...

Federal Courts Puppies, Privacy, and Probable Cause: SCOTUS Goes to the Dogs

Puppies, Privacy, and Probable Cause: SCOTUS Goes to the Dogs

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Franky and Aldo are the fuzzy-eared pawns in a legal showdown over dog-sniff searches. Franky is a chocolate Lab. Aldo is a German shepherd. Wednesday, the...

Federal Courts 5 Ideas for Supreme Court Halloween Costumes

5 Ideas for Supreme Court Halloween Costumes

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Halloween might be our favorite holiday, due in no small part to the fact that it's the only time of year when mellowcreme pumpkins are readily available. (You...

Federal Courts Should Courts Apply Padilla Retroactively?

Should Courts Apply Padilla Retroactively?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Padilla v. Kentucky that immigrants have a right to effective counsel and must be told about possible deportation...

Federal Courts First Sale Doctrine in Danger? SCOTUS to Review Grey Market Books

First Sale Doctrine in Danger? SCOTUS to Review Grey Market Books

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Justices Scalia and Kagan may have been hunting antelope over the weekend, but next week the ideological opposites will be hunting for answers. The court is...

Federal Courts Free Speech Violation? Man Sues for Supreme Court Arrest

Free Speech Violation? Man Sues for Supreme Court Arrest

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Fitzgerald Scott is suing the federal government for judging his sartorial choices. In January, Scott was sporting a jacket with the slogan "Occupy Everywhere"...

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