Criminal Law

"Police not required to show search warrant right away"
"Police not required to show search warrant right away": Today in The Providence (R...

Search of Defendant's Person Several Miles Away from Her Residence Was Improper
U.S. v. Young, 2008 WL 313436 (2/5/08) (unpub'd) - The 10th reverses a denial of a motion to suppress...

Search and seizure - Particularized description of place to be search adequately supported the warrant in spite of incorrect address: FENTRESS v. COM. (COA 6/27/2008)
FENTRESS v. COM.CRIMINAL: Search and seizure - Particularized description of place to be search adequately supported the warrant in spite of incorrect address2006-CA-002453PUBLISHED: AFFIRMINGPANEL: CAPERTON PRESIDING; LAMBERT, THOMPSON CONCURGRAYSON COUNTYDATE RENDERED: 6/27/2008Deficiencies in the address in the warrant and the amount of pseudoephedrine bought by him was different than what was contained in the affidavit for the search warrant served as the basis of attacking the search...

SEARCH WARRANT INSUFFICIENT
On January 29, 2008 the New Jersey Appellate Division in State v. Marshall decided that the trial judge erred in denying a suppression motion with regard to a search warrant that was issued without sufficient specificity...

CA1: experts in warrant applications
US v. LaFortune. No. 06-1699 affirms a conviction in a child pr0n case. The main objection raised by the defendant is that in reviewing an application for a search warrant, the magistrate lacked "informed lay opinion, evidencing some kind of...

Taking Keys to Car is a Seizure Even if Car Isn't Searched
In People v Colligan, 2008 NY Slip Op 05133 [4th Dept 6/6/2008] the Court held that it was error to deny a suppression motion where, prior to the issuance of a warrant to search a car, the police took the keys to the car from the defendant and sat out with the automobile...

Child Support Survival Guide
The Child Support Enforcement System

Child Support Overview
Federal requires states to set guidelines for support.

Child Support Orders
How to modify terms

Child Support
Disputing Paternity

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Can child support be terminated if a paternity test demonstrates the payer is not the biological father (PA)?
Your brother could now prove that he is not the biological father to this child ...

How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...

Does a notarized document supersede a court ruling?
The court order supercedes everything but another valid subsequent court order. ...

Can my lanlord evict the neighbours above,because they make noise every day and annoy us?
I don't suspect wearing shoes and not having carpet is grounds for eviction...

What constitutes child pornography in Pennsylvania?
I tried to remove and cancel this question, but there does not seem to be a way ...

Canadian Government
seeks new law enabling them to search your laptop

Two Kentucky Counties
settle strip search class action lawsuits

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Illegal Strip Search
Lawsuit Reaches $2.1 Million Settlement

County Jail Strip Search Class Action
Preliminary Settlement Reached

$3.2 Million Settlement Approved
for Santa Cruz Strip Search Class Action