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Illinois Supreme Court finds odor of raw cannabis sufficient for vehicle search

JURIST

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search. The officer searched the car solely based on smelling raw cannabis and found several rolled joints. ” Molina asked the trial court to suppress the raw cannabis as evidence in trial.

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Inter-American Court finds Guatemala responsible for 1989 forced disappearances of Indigenous rights defenders

JURIST

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights released its ruling in the Case of Pérez Lucas et al v. In its ruling, the court ordered Guatemala to conduct a thorough investigation, implement a national strategy for searching disappeared persons, and establish policies for declassifying military archives related to the internal armed conflict.

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US Court of Appeals partially revives suit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Muslims

JURIST

The case was heard on remand from the United States Supreme Court and decided on the findings of the District Court. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Appeals Court on appeal. In the present case, Fazaga v. FBI , the Court was presented with mainly two questions: the first involved whether Bivens v.

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YSL RICO Case Put On Hold To Search For New Judge

Above The Law

The post YSL RICO Case Put On Hold To Search For New Judge appeared first on Above the Law. About damned time!

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You Deserve a Better Personal Injury Case Management Software

Keep everything organized — every day Paralegals work with multiple attorneys on many cases at a time, each case often being in a different stage producing countless papers and documents. Make communicating with stakeholders a breeze With CloudLex, you can tag matters, contacts, and emails, so searching for anything is fast and simple.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules police officers can no longer search vehicles without a warrant

JURIST

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution offers greater protection to citizens from warrantless searches of their vehicles than does the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Court chose not to define the meaning of exigent circumstances. DONATE NOW.

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Using An LPMS for Effective Evidence Management in Litigation

CARET Legal

Without a robust system in place, attorneys risk spending valuable time searching for critical pieces of evidence, potentially overlooking key details that could make or break their case. For litigation attorneys, effective evidence management can be the difference between winning or losing a case.