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In recent blog posts, we’ve delved into the important legal question of whether you’ve been “seized” by police, thus triggering your Fourth Amendment rights. Knowing the exact point when you were seized by police can make a huge difference because, if the seizure was unreasonable, any evidence obtained after the

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In several recent blog posts, we’ve dealt with the issue of what police have to do in order to initiate a “seizure” that triggers your Fourth Amendment rights. While the broad spectrum of possible police detentions means that it’s not always clear whether you’ve been seized by police, there are

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In recent blog posts, we’ve been discussing what constitutes a “seizure” under the Fourth Amendment. If police “seize” you and that seizure turns out to be unreasonable, then the exclusionary rule applies and any evidence obtained from that seizure can’t be used against you at trial. Unfortunately, whether there has

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In the past few blog posts, we’ve started talking about what it means to be “seized” by police. Determining the precise moment when a seizure occurred is crucial because, if the seizure was unlawful under the Fourth Amendment, evidence obtained after it happened can be excluded from trial under the

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In our recent blog posts, we’ve begun delving into the can of worms that is arrest and police seizure law. We’ve been over some examples that show the complexity of what a “seizure” is, and have used the recent Maine Supreme Court case, Maine v. Blier, to highlight the spectrum

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