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Kirakosian Law Blog
Can Police Search Your Car Without a Warrant in California?
Police pulled my client over for a dark license plate, then searched his whole car and found nothing. A traffic stop is not a search warrant. When police can actually…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 2026)
By Phil Dixon
This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during July of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly.…
Wait A Second!
Bivens claim survives appellate review
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The greatest loophole in constitutional law is that there is no statute that allows you to sue federal officials for a constitutional violation. If you want to sue state and…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Aug. 5, 2026)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 5, 2026. No Fourth Amendment violation where law enforcement seized bloody shirt from…
Kirakosian Law Blog
Protection Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: Know Your Constitutional Rights
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures is one of the most important rights a person has when dealing with police. It protects your privacy, home, body, car, and belongings from…
Municipal Minute
Court Rules Against Journalists in Lawsuit Against Police Officers for Injuries Sustained at a Protest
In Schukar, et al. v. Kenosha County, et al., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s decision in favor of police officers in a First and Fourth Amendment…
C | M | Law Library Blog
Comment 8: What the Flock?!
By E.koltonski
With a new semester on the horizon, industrious law students will already be thinking about paper topics. You want to be industrious, right? One matter of hotly contested debate in…
JURIST
US federal judge rules border phone searches of Palestinian American violated Fourth Amendment
A federal judge ruled Thursday that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Osama Abu Irshaid, the executive director of American Muslims for Palestine,…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds Acquisition of Google Location History Through a Geofence Warrant Constitutes a Fourth Amendment Search
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Ryan VanOver, David Ter-Petrosyan
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court held 6–3 in Chatrie v. United States (No. 25-112) that law enforcement’s acquisition of Google Location History through a geofence warrant constitutes a…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Chatrie + the Shrinking Third-Party Doctrine: What Data Custodians Should Watch
This post was authored by William S. Fallon, Associate in Robinson+Cole's Business Litigation group. In Chatrie v. United States, No. 25-112 (U.S. June 29, 2026), the Supreme Court took another step…