Every fan of old crime novels or cop movies is familiar with the classic police “stakeout”: round-the-clock surveillance by police hiding in a car or camped out in an apartment across the street, ...

In United States v. Moore-Bush, 1 the First Circuit recently held that the government does not need a warrant to place a pole camera outside of a defendant’s home. The court considered whether the ...

CORAM, Long Island (WABC) -- Police in Coram are searching for whoever cut down a pole with a red light camera on it. It happened on the southwest corner of CR83 and Old Town Road on January 18th ...

Update: The First Circuit has granted en banc review of Moore-Bush. In doing so, the court has withdrawn the opinion detailed below. The full court will now consider whether the Fourth Amendment ...

MADISON — An appellate court says police didn't violate the U.S. Constitution when they used a surveillance camera on a telephone pole to arrest a visitor to a suspected drug house. According to court ...

Courts have diverged on the 4th Amendment search question Issue of first impression for 7th Circuit Affirms lower court denial of bid to suppress evidence (Reuters) - The government's warrantless use ...