I recently posted about the open fields doctrine of Fourth Amendment law, the rule that it is not a "search" under the Fourth Amendment for the government to trespass on to your open field.

A Northern California city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit brought on behalf of a woman alleging a K-9 police dog tore out her scalp during an arrest.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — In the United States, only 35 states have “Stand Your Ground” laws in place, and Illinois is not one ...

Kohberger's attorneys argue that a slate of evidence used in the affidavit was collected in violation of the suspect's Fourth ...

"This search and seizure are in violation of Mr. Combs’ Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights," the rapper's lawyers claim ...

One of the worst days of your life is when you find yourself being arrested and booked for a serious crime you may or may not ...

After the U.S. Congress enacted the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) on January 1, 2021, a wide range of plaintiffs immediately ...

“The lone claim by Ms. Bates in this litigation was excessive force per the Fourth Amendment. In the litigation, the District Court ruled that Officer Rezentes lawfully deployed his canine in this ...

Norfolk’s Flock cameras represent an unlawful violation of the protections under the Fourth Amendment, the Institute for Justice’s Michael Soyfer and Daryl James write in a guest ...