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Searches and seizures

A man with "POLICE ICE" protective vest leads a man in handcuffs down street, with another officer with "POLICE FEDERAL AGENT" on vest on the right

As immigration arrests rise, advocates warn immigrants to know their rights when agents show up

Justice

ICE says their officers are law enforcement. But they follow a different set of rules than police when it comes to searches and arrests.

Stop-and-frisk policy not unique to New York

Global Politics

Shooting Victim Speaks Out on Stop-And-Frisk

Federal Judge Finds NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy Unconstitutional

How New York’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Compares to Britain’s ‘Stop and Search’

Conflict & Justice

James Rosen case prompts frank discuss about balance between First Amendment, national security

Global Politics

The Justice Department has launched an unprecedented crackdown on leaks within the government — going so far as to seize the phone records of several AP journalists and searching the personal email of a Fox News correspondent. The crackdown has prompted an outcry from media and civil rights advocates.

Supreme Court Says Jails Can Conduct Strip-Searches

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that authorities may strip-search people arrested for any offense – no matter how minor – before they are admitted to jail. In Florence v. County of Burlington, Albert Florence argued that he was subjected to humiliating strip searches after he was mistakenly arrested in 2005. However, according to […]

Does the Fourth Amendment Protect Against GPS Tracking?

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could have broad implications for how modern  surveillance  technology is used to track criminals. The question at stake in  The  United States v. Antoine Jones  is whether Fourth Amendment protections from “unreasonable searches and seizures” extends to GPS tracking and where the boundaries between public and private space […]