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By Anton Vialtsin, Esq.
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Every week, Anton Vialtsin (California attorney and YouTuber) discusses legal cases from the Supreme Court, 9th Circuit, and California State Courts. We focus on the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments. We make predictions and scrutinize the law. Anton Vialtsin handled over a hundred federal criminal cases from initial client interviews through sentencing. He has an in-depth knowledge of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Federal Criminal Codes and Rules, mandatory-minimum sentences, the death penalty, and too many state laws to list.
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Craigslist Child Enticement Sting: How Federal Agents Caught One of Their Own (ICE Supervisor)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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The U.S. Seized $50 Million (700,000 Barrels) of Iranian Oil Mid-Ocean. Turkey Made a Claim as Owner
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Suspended License Since 1993. Cop Towed His Car. Cop Found Drugs & a Gun. Judge Threw It All Out!
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Local Fentanyl Dealer Worked From HOME — And It Cost Him Extra Years in Prison b/c Home Enhancement
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Border Patrol Tracked Him in Real Time & His Old Guilty Plea Buried Him in the New Crime
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Probation Officer Walked Into Her Home Without a Warrant — Federal Court Says UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Police Get Confession with Undercover Cellmate and Fake Lineup VIOLATES Miranda Rights
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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New 2025 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Just Changed Everything for Drug Cases. Are You Eligible?
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Can Police Search a Bag in Your Car Without a Warrant? | California v. Acevedo and 4th Amendment
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 10: Don't wait until things go wrong to hire a lawyer.
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 9: Everything you need to know about your SENTENCING.
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 8: Prosecution can't hide evidence favorable to accused
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 7: Privacy rights in the digital age. Cell Phone GEO data
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 6: Can we get evidence excluded from trial & case dismiss
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 5: Can Police Search Your Car Without a Warrant?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 4: Stop-and-Frisk & the Fourth Amendment Explained
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 3: Katz – The Case That Changed Privacy Forever.
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 2: Gideon – Do You Really Get to Choose a Free Lawyer?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Top 10 Criminal Law Cases and Myths | PART 1: Think You Know Your Miranda Rights?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Can a Mental Health Diagnosis Years After a Crime Still Get You Out of Prison? Diversion PC 1001.36
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Can University of California Ban Undocumented Students From Campus Jobs? Discrimination or Adherence
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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He Thought It Was His Cousin’s House. Was It Burglary? | People v. Hendrix (2022)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Expunged But Not Forgotten: How the Feds Use ‘Dismissed’ Charges Against You. Is PC 1203.4 worth it?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Tom Homan claims ICE officers 'don't need probable cause' to 'briefly detain' people. Is that true?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Firearm Ban After Domestic Violence? 9th Circuit Shakes Up Federal Firearm Law! #2ndamendment
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Can You Refuse to Talk, Cooperate, Open the Door to Police or ICE While on Parole or Probation?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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ICE’s “Knock and Arrest” Tactics Deemed Unconstitutional - Do NOT Enter Curtilage Without a Warrant
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Trunk Search Without a Warrant? Court Says That Went Too Far Even Under Automobile Exception.
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Is there a JURY in Federal Supervised Release Revocation Hearings? Federal Probation Violation?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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58% less FRAUD prosecutions. FBI's new focus on Trump's immigration crackdown. "Loss" in FRAUD cases
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May 28, 2025 |
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Police Must UNDERSTAND LAWS, They Are Entrusted to Enforce and Obey. No Registration Sticker Needed
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May 14, 2025 |
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Police Officer Claims He Could Hear Marijuana Being Loaded into a Car. Marijuana has Sound?
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May 07, 2025 |
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Can Police Stop a Car for Weaving WITHIN a Lane and Briefly Touching the Fog/Shoulder White Line?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Can Police Pull Over Hispanic Males Because They Drove Careful Like "Didn't Want to Get Pulled Over"
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Immigration Pulled Over a Car Because the Occupants Were Hispanic and "Kind of Dirty Looking."
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Police Can't Enter a Home & Seize Firearms Without a Warrant Under "Community Caretaking Exception"
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Can US Customs and Border Protection search your tech, including a cellphone and laptop?
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Immigration Detentions Up, Federal Prosecutions Down: What's Going On Under Trump's Second Term?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Federal Court Can Give LOWER Sentence to Defendant Who DIDN'T Know the Purity of the Drugs Delivered
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Police Detained Occupants in Handcuffs for 3 Hours in Garage & Questioned About Immigration Status.
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Judge Gave a Verbal OK to Search a Home — But Does the 4th Amendment Require More?
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Fire Scene Searches: Do Arson Investigators Need a Warrant? Does 4th Amendment Apply to Fire Dept.?
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Can Police Stop a Car If the Owner’s License Is Revoked — Without Confirming Who's Driving?
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Can Police Without a Warrant Enter Private Property to Search a Car Parked Near a House? Check VIN?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Can Police Search a Car If The Arrested Person Was Already Outside the Vehicle When Police Arrived?
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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How a Massive Government Negligence Got This Case Dismissed. 8 Years on the Run?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Police Peer Through a Gap in Closed Blinds — Do Social Guests Have 4th Amendment Protection?
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Man who racked up a pile of parking tickets argued that there was NO NOTICE to tow his car! 14th Amd
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Top 3 of 2024: Police enter home without a warrant to arrest a felon, ruse checkpoint, & containers
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Smoking marijuana two hours prior and bloodshot eyes alone aren't enough for a DUI arrest.
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Stopped for Broken Taillight, Restrained & Searched Because of High-Crime Area Late at Night.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Can police search your HOME to seize your CELL PHONE anytime they suspect you of a crime?
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Police prolong traffic stop by asking UBER driver why he took his PASSENGER near a high crime area.
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Police tried to manufacture some reason to prolong motorist’s detention. Asked a bunch of questions.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Police prolonged a stop by waiting for a K-9 unit to arrive because driver had air freshers.
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Police detained an innocent guy, who didn't match description and had no connection to the crime
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Do you have to stop at the Agricultural Checkpoints? California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Police stop every motorist at checkpoint to ask about a hit-and-run accident. Unreasonable seizure?
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Duped by the Facebook advertisement seeking persons to transport currency across the border. PSA
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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After waiting just 20 seconds, police used a battering ram on the door to execute a search warrant.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Do NOT use ChatGPT for your legal research! Police search a home after intercepting a mail package.
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Can police search your home if they found a small amount of drugs in your car during a traffic stop?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Police persistently pounded on the front door and windows for 2.5 minutes at 9:00 at night.
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Police Demanded the Resident Open the Door for Visual Inspection, Followed by Forced Entry.
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Police pretend to inventory items in the car but really just conduct a criminal investigation.
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Can police operate a drug checkpoint or does the roadblock violate the 4th Amendment?
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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A Game of Russian Roulette Ended in a Shooting Death. Police Search Witness's Room Without a Warrant
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Police set up RUSE drug CHECKPOINTS on highway, motorists pulled over if take the next exit.
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Police Orchestrated a Stop as a Ruse to Rummage for Evidence. Inventory Search is NOT to Investigate
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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911 Call Traced to Motel Room 105, but Police Search Room 404 "to make sure everyone was all right."
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Guns drawn and without a warrant, police scaled the backyard fence and kicked in a padlocked gate.
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Police ignore "NO TRESPASSING" signs and walk on the property. How to keep them off your lawn?
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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6 Police Officers Point Guns at the Apartment Door and Window. Yell: "OPEN THE DOOR!" Knock & Talk?
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Police come to suspect's home at 4 am without a warrant and with intent to arrest. Knock & Talk?
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Police Enter Curtilage, Peek into Window, Point a Firearm at Homeowner to "Simply Interview" Him
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Former President Sentenced in Federal Court, ShotSpotter, Wikileaks, Mail Searches.
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Police Search Car Incident to Arrest for Driving on a Suspended License. Does SILA cover it?
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Police dig in the TRASH at 4 a.m. without a warrant. Trash bin - outside near apartment's CURTILAGE
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Can police stop and frisk a person after receiving an ANONYMOUS tip that he is carrying a gun?
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Police pulled over a vehicle because the neighbor said he played loud music earlier in the day.
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Police Keep the Family Out of Their Own HOME for 8 Hours Because Their Teenage Son Overdosed.
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May 29, 2024 |
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DOJ to reclassify cannabis to schedule III, drug priors trigger mandatory min., say sorry to a cop.
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May 24, 2024 |
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Police enter a home WITHOUT consent for welfare check, find woman unharmed, ILLEGALLY search anyway.
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May 22, 2024 |
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May 13-17, 2024 Recap: Felon in Possession Unconstitutional, Right to Protest, and Cryptocurrency.
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May 18, 2024 |
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Why did police search the entire car, if I only let them look at my luggage? Limitations on consent!
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May 15, 2024 |
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Police took the man's phone and ANSWERED an incoming call IMPERSONATING the person being arrested.
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May 08, 2024 |
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ATF Agents LIED to the resident that someone planted a bomb to gain CONSENT to search.
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May 01, 2024 |
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When cops can't find house number 3171, they execute the warrant at 3170. Seems legit, right?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Police Helicopter Lit Up the Suspect's House Like a Christmas Tree. Forcing to exit = illegal arrest
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Police aimed his gun at her nose, told her to freeze, and detained: ARREST and NOT a "Terry Stop."
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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NO PROBABLE CAUSE to ARREST, just being close to the wrong people at the wrong time.
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Conclusory statements and general claims of expertise by police do not establish probable cause
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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NOT a crime for citizen to refuse entry to his home to police who do not have an appropriate warrant
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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I was just a passenger in the car with secret compartments filled with pounds of drugs. Am I Guilty?
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Teenager detained by police was a de facto arrest! Without probable cause the arrest became illegal!
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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No way of knowing that drugs found in a trash came from defendant's residence. Invalid Warrant.
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Police had no reasonable suspicion to detain for 45 minutes on belief that power washer was stolen
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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A seizure occurs when police prevents a person from leaving by keeping his driver's license
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Police block a person's car in a narrow parking lot. Was this a seizure under 4th Amendment?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Police holding on to your driver's license can constitute an illegal seizure under the 4th Amendment
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Awakened at 3am, handcuffed, led shoeless and dressed only in his underwear to the police station.
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Police block a one-lane driveway and not let the person leave the house. Illegal seizure of a person.
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Police "secured" the home & didn't let husband back inside after suspicious death of his wife
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Last Video and Top 5 cases of 2023! Happy New Year! Buy Do Not Arrest T-Shirt at LAWSTACHE.com/MERCH
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Did police illegally seize a luggage bag when they removed it from cargo area of the bus?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Can police search and take garbage left for collection outside your home WITHOUT A WARRANT?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Police inserted a key into car's door to see if the car belonged to Dixon and then searched it.
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Can police remove a car cover off a vehicle without a warrant to inspect for a VIN number?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Can police search a bag you left behind in someone's apartment? Jail and prison calls are recorded!
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Can CBP Search A Passenger Cabin Aboard a Cruise Ship Without Suspicion of Criminal Activity?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Can Police Search a Tent Illegally Placed on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Without a Warrant?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Know Your Rights: Can Police Search a Tent Located on a Public Campground? Can They Arrest Occupant?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Is it Legal for Police to Enter an Attached Garage Without a Warrant to Arrest a Drug Trafficker?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Airport Worker Searches Luggage in Hopes of Getting a Monetary $$$ Reward From the DEA.
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Messy Vehicle Interior Doesn't Justify Extended Police Traffic Stop and K9 Search.
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Can Police Prolong a Traffic Stop to Pat Down and Frisk a Driver Because He Wears a Fanny Pack?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Extended Roadside Questioning: Don't Let Police Use "Just One More Thing" Line of Questioning.
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Outrageous: Wearing a Fanny Pack Over Your Shoulder Could Land You in a Police Search!?!
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Can evidence obtained during a search of my girlfriend's place without a warrant be excluded?
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Police were able to search the passenger compartment of the vehicle, but could NOT search the trunk!
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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What's going on with the number 5000?
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Did police abandon the 4th Amendment, when searching abandoned vehicle at the bank parking lot?
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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What began as a lawful traffic stop violated 4th Amendment's shield against unreasonable seizures
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Police promises NOT to arrest, "settled notions of fundamental fairness" may require a DISMISSAL.
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Government’s egregious failure to locate and prosecute for 8 years justified the case being dropped.
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Can CBP officers manually search your phone at the BORDER without any individualized suspicion?
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Forgetting the 4th Amendment, agents point guns at the home and order everyone outside. Curtilage.
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Can police enter the DRIVER's home without a warrant if he is suspected of a DUI & leaves the scene?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Can police continue to use a GPS tracker knowing that the owner of the vehicle no longer drives it?
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Can police ask if you are on probation or parole during a routine traffic stop? Pat down of driver.
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Can police claim "community caretaking" functions during an illegal entry & search of a hotel room?
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May 31, 2023 |
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PART 4: "GPS Tracking Initiated at the Border" | US v. Ignjatov, GPS installed without a warrant
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May 24, 2023 |
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PART 3: "GPS Tracking Initiated at the Border" | 4th Amendment and the Border Search Doctrine
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May 17, 2023 |
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PART 2: "GPS Tracking Initiated at the Border" | 4th Amendment and Technology #gps
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May 10, 2023 |
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PART 1: "GPS Tracking Initiated at the Border" and Continuous Surveillance Within the US. #gps
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May 03, 2023 |
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Why did police think they can seize a van when it's clear that the warrant didn't authorize it?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Can an intoxicated (drunk) person waive his Miranda Rights? Spontaneous statement by a suspect.
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Can medical professionals share results of diagnostic tests (drug tests) with law enforcement?
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Can police search a car if there is probable cause to arrest passenger or he could not provide ID?
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Can police search a property even if the owner is NOT implicated in the crime? You'd be surprised.
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Police search the entire vehicle because of a legal possession of less than 28.5g of weed.
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Police unlawfully detained a bystander who had no apparent connection to the crime or the 911 call.
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Can police search a car at the scene and 2nd time at impound lot? #4thamendment #car #illegalsearch
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Why did the police remove the defendant's Buick key from his belt loop during a stop-and-frisk?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Police search a semi-truck hauling a ford explorer. 40 pounds of meth found. Fourth Amendment.
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Police cannot enter your porch or side garden and trawl for evidence with impunity. Curtilage.
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Can the government track your eScooter (Bird/Lime) with real-time location data without a warrant?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Can police search a camper truck without a warrant under a pretense of helping wife get her property
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Does mere presence of LAWFUL amount of marijuana on passenger justify probable cause to search car?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Was defendant "in custody" for MIRANDA purposes following discovery of a firearm in a trash can?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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[RESPONSE] Don't you have a right to a face-to-face confrontation with your accuser in court?
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Error to allow juror to participate in criminal trial remotely by Zoom?
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Top 5 videos and criminal defense cases from LAWSTACHE in 2022. Happy New Year!
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Was a warrantless search of defendant's cellular telephone by probation officers reasonable?
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Can police search a backpack left at the hotel room? Reasonable Expectation of Privacy?
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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[RESPONSE] Nerber Video, Private Search Doctrine, Video/Audio Surveillance by Police or Citizens.
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Can FBI record citizens in a hotel room with a secret hidden camera without a warrant? Nerber (2000)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL: 922(n), which makes illegal receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment.
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL: 922(k), prohibits possession of a firearm with altered or removed serial number
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Florida Federal Judge tosses suit challenging GUN BAN for medical marijuana patients. (POST-BRUEN)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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What is the Single-Purpose Container exception to 4th Amendment warrant requirement?
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Child can't waive privacy rights of her parents and does not have authority to consent to a search.
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Opening box truck's cargo door constitutes a search under 4th Amendment and police needed a WARRANT.
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Can police search a motorcycle saddlebag without a warrant as incident to arrest?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Officer threatens suspect that he will search his backpack in violation of the 4th Amendment, Part 1
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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PART 2 of Howard Case. Officer threatens a motorcyclist that he will search the rider's backpack.
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Border Patrol SEARCH cell phone WITHOUT a WARRANT by relying on search incident to arrest exception.
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Charged with burglary despite not having any burglary tools and claiming to be visiting his cousin.
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Acceptance of responsibility levels under § 3.E1.1 of the federal sentencing guidelines.
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Legal possession of ammunition raises risk to society that justifies an arrest of the driver?
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Judge orally approves the search of the home, but what does the 4th Amendment say about warrants?
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Pretextual inventory search conducted as a ruse for a criminal investigation. People v. Torres 2010
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Reasonable Suspicion can't be a broad profile casting suspicion on entire categories of people
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Cannabis is "not contraband” and “shall not constitute the basis for detention, search, or arrest.”
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Can police SEARCH your RENTAL car if you are NOT an authorized driver on the rental agreement?
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Who decides whether a knife is a "Dirk or Dagger" under California law? DA? Judge? Jury?
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Is carrying a concealed knife or box cutter legal in California? Does the length of blade matter?
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Police request for passenger to show driver's license constituted an unlawful seizure under 4th amd.
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Can police order a passenger to stay in the car or get out? Does he need to show ID?
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Aug 24, 2022 |