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October 10, 2016

What Constitutes Valid Consent When One Co-Occupant Consents and the Other Co-Occupant Does Not?

Generally, officers may obtain a valid consent to search only from a person whose reasonable expectation of privacy may be invaded by the proposed search. Sometimes two or more people—for […]

March 3, 2014

United States Supreme Court Clarifies When Consent to Search by One Residential Occupant Is Valid When a Co-Occupant Has Previously Objected

Bob Farb

Last week the United States Supreme Court in Fernandez v. California (February 25, 2014) clarified an issue left open in its ruling in Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006): […]

October 7, 2013

October Term 2013 Begins: Supreme Court Preview

Jeffrey Welty

Each year on the first Monday in October, the Supreme Court begins a new term. Today’s the first Monday in October 2013, so in this post, I’ll summarize several of […]

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What Constitutes Valid Consent When One Co-Occupant Consents and the Other Co-Occupant Does Not?

United States Supreme Court Clarifies When Consent to Search by One Residential Occupant Is Valid When a Co-Occupant Has Previously Objected

October Term 2013 Begins: Supreme Court Preview

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