Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Affirmed, 5-4, in an opinion by John Paul Stevens on Apr 21, 2009. Merit briefs Amicus briefs [##CERT-STAGE##] Record returned ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Below, Brittani Head previews Arizona v. Gant, one of the cases to be heard by the Supreme Court next October. Brittani is a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling Tuesday in Arizona v. Gant, limited the circumstances under which police may search a car after arresting the driver. The decision, by an unusual majority consisting of ...

BOTTOM LINE: Police may search the passenger compartment of a vehicle incident to a recent occupant’s arrest only if it is reasonable to believe that the arrestee might access the vehicle at the time ...

I don't have time to comment extensively on the merits of the decision. It's certainly an interesting split on the Court though. Notably, Belton, a 1981 decision, was supported by Blackmun, Powell, ...

After his indictment for possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g) (1), Davis filed a motion to suppress the gun. He conceded that our precedent required the court to deny his motion, ...

The Fourth Amendment question in this case is whether the police have the right to search a car without a warrant whenever they arrest a "recent occupant" of the car. In this case, Tuscon police ...

Whether the police may search a car without a warrant after someone who has been arrested for driving with a suspended license is already handcuffed and sitting in the back of a police cruiser.