Daily Archives: February 7, 2022

WaPo: Opinion: The IRS should not make you scan your face to see your tax returns

WaPo: Opinion: The IRS should not make you scan your face to see your tax returns:

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Kerr: Katz as Originalism

Orin S. Kerr, Katz as Originalism, 71 Duke L. J. 1047 (2022). Abstract:

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D.Conn.: This drug case SW was broad but the attachments narrowed it enough

“The warrant here, although broad, did not lack particularity in terms of data to be searched. The warrant incorporated two attachments relevant to this inquiry. See Groh v. Ramirez, 540 U.S. 551, 557-58 (2004) (establishing that a court may construe … Continue reading

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NY4: State fails to prove independent source for search after unlawful arrest

The search of defendant’s car was the product of an illegal arrest, and the state fails to prove the independent source doctrine applies. Here, it was argued to be a parole search. People v. Smith, 2022 NY Slip Op 00790, … Continue reading

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