Fourth Amendment
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Community Caretaking Function: A Doctrinal Overview
By: Nick Christopherson On August 30, 2019, twenty-three year old Elijah McClain died[1] from injuries sustained during a police welfare… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 2/18-2/22
By Ryan C Dibilio and Robert M. Padget III Hannah P. v. Daniel Coats In this case, Appellant Hannah P.… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 11/26-11/30
By Kayla West and Jim Twiddy Mark Lawlor v. David Zook In this criminal case, the Appellant sought a review… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Limits Qualified Immunity in Sexually Intrusive Searches
By: Hailey Cleek & Mike Garrigan In 2014, David E. Abbott, a detective with the Manassas City Police Department in… Read More
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4th Amendment Rights: The Reasonableness of Prolonged Traffic Stops
By: Matthew Welch & Gilbert Smolenski On March 1, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Finds Duration of Traffic Stop Reasonable under Fourth Amendment
By Sophia Blair On March 30, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published criminal opinion, United States v. Hill. Donald Hill… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Traffic Stop as Constitutional Under the Fourth Amendment
By Kelsey Mellan On February 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in United States v. Hill,… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress by Clarifying the Terry Doctrine
By John Van Swearingen On Monday, January 23, 2017 the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion following a rehearing en… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Conviction in Unlawful Receipt of Government Benefits Case
By: Kristina Wilson On Friday, October 21, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Vacates Decision Dismissing Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence Unlawfully Obtained in Violation of the Fourth Amendment
By Taylor Ey Anonymous Tip to Police, Pretextual Traffic Stop, and Subsequent Frisk Today, the Fourth Circuit issued its published… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Extends Feres Test To § 1983 Claims
By Sarah Saint On February 1, 2016, the Fourth Circuit amended its opinion in the civil case, Aikens v. Ingram (as amended),… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Suppresses Evidence Obtained through Unlawful Search
By Anthony Biraglia In United States v. Kenneth Rush, a criminal case decided and published on December 21, 2015, the… Read More