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U.S. Supreme Court Reins in Search Incident to Arrest Exception to Warrant Requirement for Vehicle Searches

April 28th, 2009

In a stunning new decision by the United States Supreme Court in Arizona v. Gant, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution of the United States does not permitĀ a warrantless search of a vehicle incident to the arrest of a recent occupant of that vehicle after the arrestee has been secured and cannot access the [...]