Supreme Court Curtails Money Laundering
I apologize for being away from the blogging world for the past 2 weeks, but the press of business has kept me too busy. There are many noteworthy developments in the blogosphere, but none more...
View ArticleSupreme Court Limits Warrantless Car Searches
In Arizona v. Gant, 07-542, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday that police may search a car incident to a recent occupant’s arrest only if the arrestee is within reaching distance of the passenger...
View ArticleAnother Win in the Supremes
Yesterday the Supreme Court gave us another defense win authored by Justice Souter. Pursuant to a wiretap of Mohammed Said’s phone, the government recorded 6 phone calls between Said and petitioner...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor Nominated for Supreme Court
As everyone now knows President Obama has chosen Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his Supreme Court nominee. If confirmed Judge Sotomayor will be the third woman and first Hispanic on the...
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Supreme Court Denies Petition in Shaygan Prosecutorial Misconduct Case
On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court denied Dr. Ali Shaygan’s petition for review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s reversal of the trial court’s award of attorneys’ fees...
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Supreme Court to Hear Arrestee Cellphone Search and Seizure Cases
While searches and seizures typically require a warrant under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, when a person is arrested, the rule has long been that ”a police officer who makes a lawful...
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Riley v. California – Accessing Cellphones of Citizens Under Arrest Requires...
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held, in Riley v. California, that law enforcement officers must get a warrant before searching cellular or wireless telephones seized from persons under...
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