Probable cause is important in two aspects of criminal law: Police must have probable cause before they search a person or ...

A federal judge dismissed a Pensacola man's indictment on multiple drug trafficking charges after finding that a former Escambia County Sheriff's deputy violated the man's Fourth Amendment right ...

Suppose police in Gotham City were investigating a murder, suspected the killer was the Joker, but lacked probable cause to search his hideout. Eager to solve the crime and with the clock of public ...

The British government's use of general warrants, allowing searches of colonists' homes without specific cause, contributed to the American Revolution. The Fourth Amendment, designed to protect the ...

Traffic stops are stressful enough without a patrol car’s spotlight on your rear bumper and an officer asking to see what is in your trunk. The law does not give police a blank check to rummage ...