Criminal Law &amp; police procedures

Trash Pulls & Greenwood: Can Police Dig Through Your Garbage? Learn When Curbside Searches Cross the Line

Understand when police can search your trash at the curb, what Greenwood allows, and how to protect privacy and challenge

Thermal Imaging & Kyllo: Can Police Scan Your Home With High-Tech Gadgets? Learn When Surveillance Becomes an Illegal Search

Learn how Kyllo reshaped Fourth Amendment rules on thermal imaging and what today’s surveillance tech can (and cannot) do to

Sobriety & Border Checkpoints: Can Police Stop and Question You Without Cause? Know Your Rights Before the Next Roadblock

Understand when sobriety and border checkpoints are lawful, what officers can demand, and how to challenge unconstitutional stops. If you

Inventory Searches: When “Safekeeping” Lets Police Search Your Car or Bag — And How to Challenge an Illegal Inventory

Learn when police can inventory vehicles and property without a warrant — and how clear policies protect rights and evidence.

Vehicle Searches Under the Carroll Doctrine: Can Police Search Your Car Without a Warrant? Know the Limits Before Your Next Traffic Stop

Learn when police can search your vehicle without a warrant under the Carroll doctrine and how to defend your rights.

K-9 on the Porch Is a Search: Florida v. Jardines Explained

Jardines baseline: a dog sniff at a home’s door is a search Florida v. Jardines (2013) holds that taking a

Dog Sniffs & Traffic Stops: The Rodriguez Timing Rule Explained

Dog sniffs during traffic stops: the Fourth Amendment baseline Two Supreme Court pillars govern canine sniffs in traffic stops. First,

Community Caretaking After Caniglia: No Free Pass for Home Entry

Community caretaking after Caniglia v. Strom: where the doctrine begins and ends The Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in Caniglia v.

Search Incident to Arrest: What Police Can Search on You and in Your Car

Search incident to arrest (SITA): core rule and purposes Search incident to a lawful arrest allows officers to conduct a