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Matt Gibson

Judiciary

West Virginia Family Court Judge with History of Arranging Warrantless Searches Resigns

We may have finally discovered a limit to judicial immunity.

J.D. Tuccille | 2.6.2023 7:00 AM

States that legalize marijuana see a drop in pot busts even when they have already decriminalized possession.

Marijuana

Even States That Have Already Decriminalized Marijuana Use See Fewer Possession Arrests After Legalization

A study credits "an overall lower police search rate," the result of new priorities and legal constraints.

Jacob Sullum | 12.14.2022 3:10 PM

FBI agents open and search safe deposit boxes seized from U.S. Private Vaults in Beverly Hills, California

Fourth Amendment

Federal Judge Decides Safe Deposit Boxes Aren't Safe From FBI

Judge Gary Klausner admits that the FBI probably hid their true motives in rifling through the contents of hundreds of safe deposit boxes, but says that's fine.

Eric Boehm | 9.30.2022 12:50 PM

Searches

District Court Rejects Claim That "FBI Misled Judge in Obtaining Warrant To Seize Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes"

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.29.2022 7:43 PM

Searches

"FBI Misled Judge in Obtaining Warrant To Seize Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes"

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.25.2022 2:24 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Framed

Charles Oliver | 9.9.2022 4:00 AM

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Police Abuse

Texas Residents Sue After Police Allegedly Hold Them at Gunpoint and Break Man's Dialysis Port

The lawsuit says police in Rosenberg, Texas, have a history of excessive force and unlawful searches, especially against those with medical vulnerabilities.

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.5.2022 12:55 PM

Searches

No Judicial Immunity for Judge's "Field Trip" to Lead Search of Litigant's House

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.14.2022 5:18 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Spread 'Em

Charles Oliver | 3.28.2022 4:00 AM

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Stop and Frisk

Incoming New York Mayor Makes Vague Case for the 'Proper' Kind of Stop-and-Frisk

Eric Adams thinks he can give the police more power to hunt for guns without making innocent minority men the inevitable target.

Scott Shackford | 11.29.2021 3:20 PM

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Reason Roundup

Get a Warrant, Supreme Court Tells Cops Who Seized Guns From Home Without Due Process

Plus: On SATs and bias, what changed when Texas lifted its mask mandate, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.18.2021 9:30 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Before You Go

Charles Oliver | 10.30.2020 4:00 AM

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Reason Roundup

Judge to FBI: You Should've Gotten a Warrant Before Turning On That Phone

Plus: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana, it's not Trump's call whether we close the country again, and more…

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.22.2020 10:10 AM

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Police

10 Ways a Roadside Police Stop Can Go Wrong

What could happen—and what to do about it—if you get pulled over by the cops

Jacob Sullum | 5.17.2020 6:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

Contempt for Renters Leads to Second-Class Search and Seizure Protections

Signing a lease instead of a deed shouldn’t erase your right to be free of government home invasions.

J.D. Tuccille | 1.13.2020 1:35 PM

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War on Drugs

Australian Police Willing To Leer At As Many Naked Teen Bodies As It Takes To Stop Drug Overdoses

Sexually scarring children with unnecessary strip searches to prevent them from committing misdemeanors

Scott Shackford | 11.11.2019 2:00 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Rooting Around

Charles Oliver | 10.22.2019 4:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Something Definitely Smells Here

Charles Oliver | 10.11.2019 4:00 AM

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Warrants

If You're Near the Scene of a Crime, Authorities Can Demand That Google Hand Over Your Data

Quiet fishing expeditions are being used to sort through potential suspects.

Scott Shackford | 8.13.2019 2:10 PM

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Warrants

Supreme Court Allows Warrantless Blood Draws of Unconscious Drivers

SCOTUS says it is constitutional for police to draw blood from unconscious drunk driving suspects.

Scott Shackford | 6.27.2019 1:05 PM

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Warrants

Incensed by Warrantless Border Searches of Americans' Tech Devices? These Senators Have the Cure.

Ron Wyden and Rand Paul team up to stop Border Patrol from snooping in your stuff without good reason.

Scott Shackford | 6.25.2019 1:45 PM

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Customs

A School Counselor Says Customs Agents Searched Her Genitals Without Cause

Tameika Lovell says the search violated her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights.

Zuri Davis | 8.20.2018 12:30 PM

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Warrants

A Florida Man Arrested for Pot Is in Jail Until He Lets Deputies Search His Phones

Police say there's evidence. His lawyer says it's a fishing expedition.

Scott Shackford | 7.12.2018 12:15 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: In Plain Sight

Charles Oliver | 4.19.2018 4:00 AM

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court Punts on Data Privacy Case, Thanks to the Terrible CLOUD Act

Lawmakers passed a bill requiring American firms to comply with warrants for data stored overseas, ending a legal fight.

Scott Shackford | 4.17.2018 11:45 AM

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Supreme Court

Can the 'Automobile Exception' Run Over the Fourth Amendment?

Justices hear challenge to Virginia court's expansion of warrantless vehicle searches.

Alec Ward | 1.10.2018 3:30 PM

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Civil Liberties

Mississippi's Jump-Out Boys

The police punish people for living in a bad neighborhood.

C.J. Ciaramella | 9.19.2017 6:00 AM

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Warrants

Groups File Suit to Stop Warrantless Tech Searches at Borders

Homeland Security officials seize and snoop into thousands of phones and laptops without any evidence of criminal activity.

Scott Shackford | 9.13.2017 3:30 PM

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Texting Bans

New York Lawmakers Back Unwarranted Phone Searches of Drivers

On the pretext of texting safety, they want to give cops free rein to suspend licenses and fine drivers without charges or conviction.

Scott Shackford | 6.27.2017 2:30 PM

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Border zone

Do You Live in a Border Zone?

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.9.2017 6:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2017 4:00 AM

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DHS

You Don't Have to Be a Foreigner to Have Privacy Violated by Trump's 'Extreme Vetting'

Have a friend visiting from another country? DHS wants to know your connections.

Scott Shackford | 4.4.2017 3:45 PM

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