Fourth Amendment

Sometimes, Your Driveway Is Also Your Castle: State v. Chute

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00November 30, 2016|Appeals, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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MN Supreme Court Says Warrantless Urine Tests Are Unconstitutional: State v. Thompson

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00October 16, 2016|Alcohol-Related Offenses, DWI / DUI, Fourth Amendment, Implied Consent, Search and Seizure|

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Continuing to Beat Down Fourth Amendment Protections: Supreme Court Concludes Probable Cause to Search for Alcohol in a Driver’s Blood Provides Probable Cause to Search for Drugs

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00August 26, 2016|Alcohol-Related Offenses, DWI / DUI, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Arguing About Attenuation: SCOTUS’ Most Important Fourth Amendment Case from 2016: Utah v. Strieff

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00August 11, 2016|Federal Law, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Warrantless Audio Recordings on Courthouse Steps Not Protected by Fourth Amendment

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00August 2, 2016|Federal Law, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Bernard v. Minnesota: The Impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on DWI Cases

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00July 5, 2016|Alcohol-Related Offenses, DWI / DUI, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Decision Recap: Bernard v. Minnesota – SCOTUS Affirms Minnesota Supreme Court

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00June 26, 2016|DWI / DUI, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Leaving a Known Drug House – as a Single Factor – is Not a Legal Basis to Expand Search: State v. Schmidt

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:32+00:00June 13, 2016|Driving Offenses, Drug Offenses, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Investigator Recklessly Omitted Information in Search Warrant Affidavit for Controlled Substances: United States v. Lull

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:30:00+00:00June 7, 2016|Federal Law, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on a DWI Stop Issue – Finds Reasonable Suspicion

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:30:00+00:00May 17, 2016|Alcohol-Related Offenses, Driving Offenses, DWI / DUI, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

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