Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Affirmed, 5-4, in an opinion by John Paul Stevens on Apr 21, 2009. Merit briefs Amicus briefs [##CERT-STAGE##] Record returned ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Below, Brittani Head previews Arizona v. Gant, one of the cases to be heard by the Supreme Court next October. Brittani is a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling Tuesday in Arizona v. Gant, limited the circumstances under which police may search a car after arresting the driver. The decision, by an unusual majority consisting of ...

BOTTOM LINE: Police may search the passenger compartment of a vehicle incident to a recent occupant’s arrest only if it is reasonable to believe that the arrestee might access the vehicle at the time ...

I don't have time to comment extensively on the merits of the decision. It's certainly an interesting split on the Court though. Notably, Belton, a 1981 decision, was supported by Blackmun, Powell, ...

The Fourth Amendment question in this case is whether the police have the right to search a car without a warrant whenever they arrest a "recent occupant" of the car. In this case, Tuscon police ...

Whether the police may search a car without a warrant after someone who has been arrested for driving with a suspended license is already handcuffed and sitting in the back of a police cruiser.