DEA and Police Use Pretense of Consent Searches to Effectively Steal Cash From Airport Travelers by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Voluntary consent allows law enforcement to search property without a warrant, and officials in Georgia are using this loophole to locate cash belonging to airport travelers in Atlanta, …

Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Police Detaining and Frisking Man Based Solely on Unconfirmed Hunch by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s denial of qualified immunity to police who …

Fifth Circuit: Anonymous Tip Didn’t Provide Reasonable Suspicion to Conduct Investigatory Stop by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the FifthCircuit affirmed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granting Okanlawan Norbert’s suppression motion on the grounds that an …

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Blood Alcohol Test Results From Blood Drawn Under Court Order but Without Consent Is Inadmissible by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that consent to testing and analysis is required for the results of a blood alcohol test to …

Kansas Supreme Court Clarifies State Law Does Not Preclude Consent to Search Through Nonverbal Conduct by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Kansas clarified that state law does not require consent to search to be verbal and that nonverbal conduct may constitute consent under the totality of …

New Hampshire Supreme Court: Police Violated Miranda in Obtaining First Statement, and State Failed to Prove Second Statement Was Voluntary by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed a superior court’s decision suppressing the initial incriminating statements made by Dominic Carrier because police violated the …