Poisoned fruit: quest continues for a consistent rule on searches following traffic stops

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The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled on the validity of automobile searches in two Oct 1994 cases, United States v. Perez and United States v. Millan. Both defendants argued that the traffic stops which occasioned the searches were pretexts, that the officers had no probable cause to suspect there was anything illegal in the cars and that the searches were nonconsensual. In Perez, the 9th Circuit upheld the lower court's conviction, while in Millan the court reversed the defendant's conviction, agreeing that the traffic stop was a pretext and that the evidence could not be used.

Searches and seizures, Automobile, Vehicle searches

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Free speech in the new downtowns: courts seek to identify new public forums under the First Amendment

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Two recent cases help clarify the role of private forums that monopolize public space in relation to free speech. The NJ Supreme Court ruled in Jan that malls have at least some obligation to permit free speech as they have gone to considerable effort to replace the previously existing public forums. The ruling reversed a lower court. The 7th Circuit has also ruled that, despite the US Supreme Court's ruling in 1992 that airport terminals are not public forums, some regions within those terminals may be.

United States, Analysis, Freedom of speech, Shopping centers, Public forum doctrine (Law), Central business districts, states

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Maine route; multi-door proposal reflects growing role of ADR

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The new ABA Section of Dispute Resolution is another link in the group's continuing interest in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This interest started in 1983 with the Multi-Door Resolution Centers Courthouse Project, which offered multiple options to parties seeking dispute resolution. Although the pilot project showed ADR to be effective, few jurisdictions have adopted the multi-door project's comprehensive approach, which the new ABA section will continue to advocate.

Management, Planning, Dispute resolution (Law), A.B.A. Section of Dispute Resolution

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