Herring, Again

Several days ago, I wrote a post about Herring v. United States and whether it is merely the first step in a significant narrowing of the exclusionary rule. It’s an important issue — so important, in fact, that the New York Times ran a story on it Friday. The story is an interesting read, tracing Chief Justice Roberts’s doubts about the exclusionary rule back to his days in the Reagan Justice Department. Here’s the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/washington/31scotus.html?_r=1&hp

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Jeff Welty

Jeff Welty is a Professor of Public Law and Government at the School, specializing in criminal law and procedure and the law of policing.

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