Chatrie v. United States Could End Geofence Warrants: Why the Supreme Court Is About to Decide If Police Can Dragnet Everyone Near a Crime Scene
The Supreme Court will rule by late June 2026 on whether police can use geofence warrants to sweep up every phone near a crime scene. Here is what Chatrie v. United States means for your Fourth Amendment rights.
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Case v. Montana Hands Police a New Way Into Your Home Without a Warrant or Probable Cause
Culley v. Marshall Said No Prompt Hearing Required. State Legislatures Are Saying Otherwise in 2026.
Counterman's Recklessness Standard Is Killing Social Media 'True Threat' Prosecutions: Why Posts Defendants Never Read Their Audience Aren't Crimes
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Chatrie v. United States Could End Geofence Warrants: Why the Supreme Court Is About to Decide If Police Can Dragnet Everyone Near a Crime Scene
The Supreme Court will rule by late June 2026 on whether police can use geofence warrants to sweep up every phone near a crime scene. Here is what Chatrie v. United States means for your Fourth Amendment rights.
Case v. Montana Hands Police a New Way Into Your Home Without a Warrant or Probable Cause
On January 14, 2026, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that police can enter a home without a warrant under the emergency-aid exception based only on an objectively reasonable belief that someone inside is seriously hurt or in danger. Probable cause is not required. Here is what the decision says, why defense lawyers fear it for DUI and welfare-check cases, and how to challenge an entry dressed up as a rescue.
Culley v. Marshall Said No Prompt Hearing Required. State Legislatures Are Saying Otherwise in 2026.
After the Supreme Court ruled in Culley v. Marshall that no prompt post-seizure hearing is constitutionally required, Washington, Colorado, Oklahoma, and other states moved to guarantee one anyway. Here is what the new laws mean for defense lawyers and owners.
Counterman's Recklessness Standard Is Killing Social Media 'True Threat' Prosecutions: Why Posts Defendants Never Read Their Audience Aren't Crimes
After Counterman v. Colorado, prosecutors must prove a defendant consciously disregarded the risk a post would read as a threat. On broadcast platforms, that proof is collapsing.
Smith v. Arizona Is Killing DUI Blood Tests: Why Surrogate Lab Analyst Testimony Is Getting Suppressed in 2026
The Supreme Court's 2024 ruling in Smith v. Arizona closed a Confrontation Clause loophole that prosecutors had used for over a decade to introduce blood-alcohol results without the analyst who ran the test. Two years on, the fallout is reshaping DUI suppression practice.
Lange v. California Is Finally Killing Warrantless Home Entry for DUI: Why Misdemeanor Hot-Pursuit Suppressions Are Surging in 2026
Five years after the Supreme Court rejected categorical hot-pursuit entry for misdemeanors, state high courts are finally applying the rule. Pennsylvania's 2025 Hunte decision shows where DUI suppression motions are winning, and how bodycam timestamps have become the decisive evidence.
Drug-Induced Homicide Charges Are Exploding in 2026: Why Sharing a Single Fentanyl Pill Now Triggers a Murder Indictment
Prosecutors across the country are increasingly using drug-induced homicide and 'death by distribution' statutes to charge friends, partners, and co-users who handed over a single fentanyl pill. Here is how the laws work, why federal causation doctrine is the central battleground, and what defendants need to know.
Snyder v. United States Two Years In: Why Federal § 666 Bribery Cases Against State and Local Officials Are Collapsing
Two years after the Supreme Court's 6-3 Snyder decision, district courts are vacating § 666 bribery counts and forcing DOJ to rebuild public-corruption cases. Here is what changed, why the ComEd Four got a partial retrial, and what defendants charged under federal bribery laws should be filing in the next 30 to 90 days.