Summary
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 police can't routinely search vehicles after drivers are arrested.
Cops for years have searched without court warrants even when the nature of an arrest was unrelated to anything suspicious inside. This was a handy process for the police, who justify the action in part as a way to take an inventory of goods they are confiscating. Such searches sometimes turn up contraband, and the new rules laid out by the high court are "confusing," causing law officers to turn to courts for interpretation.See the full content of this document
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Interpretation ; Car Searches and Open Meetings
You can understand the Supreme Court's majority. The U.S. Constitution prohibits unwarranted searches and seizures. The cops can no more search your vehicle without permission than they can do so at your home. But it's a harde...
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