Criminal ProcedureFeaturedFourth AmendmentPrivacy
March 20, 2026By Maxwell Gregg
The Supreme Court has agreed to determine the legality of a new type of warrant: the geofence warrant.[i] A geofence warrant allows law enforcement to identify which cellphones were in a particular area at the time of a particular crime.[ii] For example, police have issued geofence warrants to determine which phones were within a certain […]
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Criminal ProcedureFeaturedFourth Amendment
February 19, 2026By Jody Martinez Molina
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has expanded interior enforcement efforts through large-scale operations, including early-morning home arrests and increased encounters in public spaces.[i] These practices have renewed scrutiny of the constitutional standards governing immigration searches, particularly when officers act without judicial warrants. Recent public discourse has also revealed widespread confusion regarding the scope of immunity […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedFourth AmendmentImmigration
February 17, 2026By Leah Llobell
In recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcements (“ICE”) officers have become far more prevalent across the United States.[i] Media coverage routinely shows videos and photographs of immigration arrests and raids on businesses.[ii] This widespread coverage often prompts the same question amongst the public: why don’t ICE agents identify themselves? Although ICE agents frequently wear masks, […]
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FeaturedFourth AmendmentSupreme Court
February 9, 2026By Ciara Maytan
Minneapolis sits at the center of a growing constitutional tension between federal immigration enforcement and state criminal procedure following the shooting of Renee Good (“Good”). As local enforcement increasingly cooperates with federal immigration authorities, the line between civil immigration removal and criminal punishment has become blurred, raising concerns about the Fourth Amendment.[i] The Fourth Amendment […]
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