DNA can be used to investigate unrelated crimes
The 4th Amendment, protection against unreasonable searches, took center stage in a Md. case about police using DNA to solve unrelated crimes.
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Coming to our senses about 'free range' kids
Md. authorities won't interfere or detain (imprison) free range kids anymore, thanks to new guidelines from the Dept of Human Resources.
Court OK’s breathalyzer tests before Fla. prom
A federal district court in Fla. said school officials didn't violate any student rights by giving students breathalyzer tests before letting them into the prom.
Cellphone search violated 4th Amendment rights
If school officials are looking for drugs, they don't have an automatic right to search a student's cellphone, since there's no way drugs could be hidden in the device.
Cellphones shielded from warrantless search: SCOTUS
A landmark ruling in the Supreme Court, the first ever about computer- or smartphone-based privacy, is a win for privacy advocates.
Students sue who missed prom waiting for alcohol test
Students in Florida are suing their school for denying them the opportunity to attend prom. They were made to stand outside to wait for a breathalyzer test.
Va. teacher sues nurse, school over strip search
A nurse and other school officials are being sued because they conducted a strip search of a teacher's body in order to determine if she had scabies.
Supreme Court: defendants don’t have ‘right’ to DNA testing
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/19scotus.html The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Thursday, 5-4, that defendants don’t have…
Exclusionary rule narrowed in 4th Amendment case
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/washington/15scotus.html In the Supreme Court of the United States, it was decided today that evidence obtained…