4th Amendment | The Epoch Times

Biden Administration Tells Supreme Court Police Can Seize Guns in Homes Without a Warrant to Prevent Suicide

The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of government arguments that the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement should be expanded to allow police to seize guns without a ...

March 24, 2021BY Matthew Vadum

Supreme Court Asked to Clarify If ‘Hot Pursuit’ Allows Warrantless Entry

The Supreme Court should make clear the extent to which the doctrine of hot pursuit applies in cases ...

February 24, 2021BY Matthew Vadum

Supreme Court to Hear Rhode Island Warrantless Gun-Seizure Case

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a gun-seizure case from Rhode Island that questions whether the “community ...

November 20, 2020BY Matthew Vadum

Illinois City Backs Away From Heavy-Handed Rental Inspections Rule

A local real estate ordinance has raised concerns about violations of the Fourth Amendment, after the city of ...

October 18, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

Supreme Court Hears Whether Drunk Drivers Must Give Consent to Blood Tests

WASHINGTON—An unconscious person suspected of drunk driving forfeits his right to refuse consent for a blood draw aimed ...

April 25, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

The Death of the Fourth Amendment

The headline from NBC News on Dec. 12 read “Incoming New York Attorney General Plans Wide-Ranging Investigations of ...

December 20, 2018BY Thomas Del Beccaro