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Four on the Fourth; high court gets several chances to elaborate on standards for searches and seizures

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Some of the cases involving the Fourth Amendment to be heard by the US Supreme Court during the 2000-2001 term are described. The Court must reconcile conflicting decisions dealing with whether police intentions and the common law determine whether a search is reasonable, and has in the past generally sided with the police.

2000 AD, United States. Supreme Court

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Projecting an image; court to decide if high-tech heat scan is a search under the Fourth

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Whether police can use high-tech surveillance to detect illegal marijuana cultivation, an issue in United States v. Kyllo, a case pending before the US Supreme Court, is discussed.

Usage, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Criminal investigation, Electronic equipment, Electronics in criminal investigation

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The fourth frontier; with no clear path prepared, Court takes on two more police powers cases

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The search-and-seizure rulings of the US Supreme Court during the 2000-2001 term are discussed. Some revealed the Court's increased willingness to allow the police broad authority at traffic stops, and one expanded officers' qualified immunity shield against claims of unreasonable force during arrests.

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