The Minnesota Supreme Court has expanded search and seizure protections in civil cases after authorities went beyond their legal rights while collecting evidence to create their case. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the citizen in two separate cases that limit when a cop can legally search seized property. In the first case, […]
Minnesota House Upholds Fourth Amendment Rights
The Minnesota House unanimously sided with the protections guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution when they passed a bill 120-0 that makes it illegal for authorities to track a person’s cell phone without judge approval and individual notification. The bill sought to set clearer definitions as to when authorities can track […]
Cases that Eroded Constitutional Rights: United States vs. Leon
“The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” – United […]
