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Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law
For attorneys representing criminal defendants, court decisions on search and seizure often seem to overwhelmingly favor the interests of law enforcement. This document compiles over 30 years of cases in which defendants and civil rights plaintiffs have prevailed. It hopes to provide raw material for criminal defense lawyers to fashion suppression motions, based on chronology and causation, that can enforce their clients’ rights against government overreach while supporting an expansive view of the Fourth Amendment’s protections.
