Arkansas Trooper Steals $20,000, Because Nobody Innocent Carries That Much Cash
Prosecutors tried to drop the forfeiture case, but the judge would not let them.
Fourth Amendment
After Arresting Driver for Silence, Cops Tell Her She Has a Right to Remain Silent
New Jersey state troopers said declining to answer a question is a crime.
No Charges Against Cop Who Got Into a Deadly Struggle After a Door Hit His Foot
Determined to arrest John Livingston for assaulting his pride, Deputy Nicholas Kehagias ended up shooting him dead.
The Fourth Amendment and the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
The USA Freedom Act provides cover for unconstitutional searches of citizens.
House Passes Bill Requiring Search Warrants to Access Your Old Emails
Current federal law treats online communications stored after 180 days as abandoned.
Justice Kennedy to Government Lawyer: 'You're Asking Us to Make It a Crime to Exercise What Many People Think Of As a Constitutional Right'
SCOTUS hears arguments in Birchfield v. North Dakota.
Today at SCOTUS: Warrantless Drunk Driving Tests and the Fourth Amendment
Supreme Court weighs constitutional rights against law enforcement powers.
Another Sexual Assault in Service of the Drug War
A lawsuit by a Pennsylvania woman describes a humiliating five-hour ordeal that discovered nothing.
Maryland Court to Baltimore Police: Want to Track Phones? Get a Warrant.
Ruling establishes that people have expectation of physical location privacy.
The Perils of Merrick Garland's Moderation
The Supreme Court nominee's deference to government should disturb progressives as well as conservatives.
SCOTUS Declines Opportunity to Limit Random Border Patrol Stops
The Court's decision leaves motorists vulnerable to the whims of armed government agents who can stop them at will.
Meet Paul Watford, One of Obama's Potential Nominees to Replace Scalia on the Supreme Court
What do we know about possible SCOTUS nominee Paul Watford?
D.C. Police Raided Hundreds of Homes Based on Little to No Evidence
In 284 cases over two years, officers used "training and experience" as justification for obtaining search warrants.
President Obama Wants a Back Door on Your Phone. But Not on His.
Secure communications for me, but not for thee.
Obama Administration to Expand Unconstitutional Warrantless NSA Spying on Americans
The new surveillance rules have nothing to do with stopping terrorism.
Rep. Justin Amash on Dumping Trump, Supporting Ted Cruz, and Why Apple Shouldn't Unlock its iPhone
Libertarian Republican from Michigan suggests Donald Trump might be "a bigger threat" to freedom than Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.
Top Kansas Court Overturns Criminal Penalties for Drivers Who Refuse Alcohol Testing
The 6-to-1 ruling says it's unconstitutional to punish people for withdrawing "implied consent."
Edward Snowden: The Individual Is More Powerful Today Than Ever Before.
The national security whistleblower talks to the Free State Project from an undisclosed location in Russia.
How Scalia's Absence Could Protect the Exclusionary Rule
SCOTUS seems evenly divided on a drug search arising from an illegal stop.
Scalia on Drugs
Cases involving drug prohibition reveal the late justice's fickle fidelity to the Fourth Amendment and federalism.
Ted Cruz Says Apple Needs to Comply With the Court Order on Encrpytion, It's All Constitutional
Also calls himself a constitutionalist.
My data is safer with Apple than with a government
Which side are you on? Government spies or corporate guardians?
Scalia's Mixed Drug War Record
Drug cases show the late justice's fickle fidelity to the Fourth Amendment and federalism.
Scalia's Liberal Tendencies
The late Supreme Court justice was inaccurately described as "authoritarian."
How Antonin Scalia Shaped—and Misshaped—American Law
The late Supreme Court justice's mixed legacy on liberty and the Constitution
Sonia Sotomayor's Inconsistent Defense of the Bill of Rights
The liberal justice speaks out for the Fourth Amendment, but often fails to respect the Fifth.
What Rand Paul Brought to the Presidential Race
The Kentucky senator encouraged his fellow Republicans to be more consistently skeptical of big government.
Fourth Amendment Protections for Emails Inch Forward in Congress
Legislation would require warrants for old communications.
Tenants, Owners Resist Mandatory Rental Inspections in New Minnesota Fight
Can city officials demand entrance to a home with no evidence of violations?
Court Says Cops Who Protected a Mental Patient to Death Violated His Rights
The 4th Circuit rules that police should tase people only when they pose "an immediate safety risk."
Happy New Year From the TSA!
What fresh hell awaits you at airport security checkpoints in 2016?
Kansas Couple Whose Tea Was Mistaken for Marijuana Loses Suit Over Fruitless Raid
Robert and Adlynn Harte argued that cops should have known field tests are unreliable.
Want My Blood? Get a Warrant.
Drivers should not be punished for balking at warrantless alcohol testing.
Police Should Need a Warrant to Pull Evidence From Your Body
Three DUI cases give SCOTUS a chance to clarify the constitutional requirements for drug and alcohol testing.
May States Impose Criminal Penalties on Suspected Drunk Drivers Who Refuse to Submit to Warrantless Blood Tests? SCOTUS Will Soon Decide
The Supreme Court agrees to hear three new cases dealing with drunk driving suspects and the Fourth Amendment.
Iowa Supreme Court Makes Legalized Theft Harder by Rejecting an 'Unreasonably Extended' Traffic Stop
The common practice of pretextual stops aimed at finding seizable money takes a hit.
Jury Acquits the Only Cop Who Faced Charges After a Drug Raid Maimed a Toddler
Nikki Autry claimed she lied on a search warrant affidavit by mistake.
Think NSA Spying Has Stopped? Think Again
Though Section 215 of the Patriot Act has expired, the NSA's other authorities to spy have not.
Rand Paul Blasts Chris Christie's "Learning Problem"
The Kentucky senator says his GOP rival fails to understand, "You can use the Fourth Amendment and still get terrorists."
Justice Sotomayor Faults SCOTUS for Sanctioning 'Shoot First, Think Later' Tactics by Police
The liberal justice files a lone dissent in Mullenix v. Luna.
ACLU Describes a 'Stop and Frisk' Policy for Americans Near the Border
Complaints detail the Border Patrol's routine constitutional abuses.
Border Patrol Complaints Highlight the Magical Legal Powers of Dogs
To stop you, agents need no special reason; to search your car, all they need is a dog.
"Don't talk to law enforcement without consulting [a lawyer] first"
This, from Ken White, a former prosectuor who has seen it all.
Top Mass. Court: Cops Can't Stop a Car Just Because It Smells Like Pot
After marijuana decriminalization, more is required to pull someone over.
Michigan Cops Plan to Pull Teenagers Over for Obeying the Law
A Macomb County program aimed at "rewarding" good drivers casually violates their constitutional rights.
Peoria Mayor's Unconstitutional Vendetta Costs Taxpayers $200,000
Jim Ardis was determined to shut down a Twitter parody and punish the man behind it.
