On June 26, 2008, ten years ago, two things happened that dramatically altered the landscape of Second Amendment law. The first was the Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, holding that individuals had a right under the Second Amendment to armed self-defense, and that handgun bans (such as the Washington D.C. ban[…]
June 2018
Fourth Amendment Applies to Property Outside the Home, Although Limits Still Debatable
Civil Rights Jun 04, 2018
In a very recent decision, the Supreme Court has fortified the individual’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable (without a warrant) police searches and seizures. In Collins v. Virginia, the police suspected (due to the defendant’s own Facebook posts, of course) a stolen motorcycle was in the defendant’s driveway under a tarp. The officer went onto[…]