By Hayes Hunt and Michael Zabel The alert of a drug-sniffing dog might allow police to search your car or baggage, but just how reliable does that hound have to be? The U.S. Supreme Court provided some guidance but rejected…
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Drug-Sniffing Dogs & Probable Cause: Supreme Court Considers When “A Sniff Is Up to Snuff”
Tagged with: Drug-Sniffing Dogs, Florida v. Harris, Probable Cause, Supreme Court
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Legislating Transparency & The Supreme Court’s Reluctance to Televise Oral Arguments
by Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Last week, the Supreme Court heard nearly six hours of oral argument from some of the brightest legal minds in the world in deciding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a/k/a Obamacare. …
Tagged with: Cameras in Courtroom Act, Chandler v. Florida, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Supreme Court, televising criminal trial
Posted in The Bench
Posted in The Bench
GPS Tracking Devices, Technology & Privacy: U.S. v. Jones
By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Ongoing advances in modern technology consistently change the way we think about our privacy rights. The proliferation of the use of GPS tracking devices used by law enforcement officers and private citizens is no exception. …
Tagged with: Client, Fourth Amendment, GPS Tracking Devices, privacy, Search Warrant, Supreme Court, Technology and Law, US v. Jones
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
