Hands-off policy

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The US Supreme Court's ruling in Bond v. United States barring searches of soft luggage carried on buses and trains by squeezing the luggage The court ruled that passengers rightfully considered their carry-on luggage to be private and came as a surprise from a court usually permitting the police broad leeway.

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Dealing with drugs and death; 'special needs" doctrine reined in; clarity ordered for capital punishment jurors

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A Supreme Court ruling in Ferguson v. City of Charleston that a drug testing program for pregnant patients did not meet Fourth Amendment search-and-seizure guarantees is discussed. The court's ruling that the jury have life imprisonment with no possibility of parole is an alternative in death penalty cases is also discussed.

Prevention, Pregnant women, Drug use, Capital punishment, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Criminal justice discrimination

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Taking a page from history; Old English, colonial law revisited in pot scanning, warrantless arrest cases

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Two Supreme Court rulings, Kyllo v. United States and Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, on the requirements for an unreasonable search and seizure are discussed. The first rejected as unconstitutional the scanning of a home with a thermal imager, here turning up home-based marijuana growing, while the second upheld arrest and jailing for a traffic violation.

Investigations, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Traffic violations

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