

Michigan Supreme Court Expands 4th Amendment Rights
Case: People v. Mead, Michigan Supreme Court ( Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; Search of a vehicle passenger’s backpack; U.S. Const. amend. IV; Const. 1963, art. 1, § 11; Standing; People v. LaBelle; People v. Slaughter; Expectation of privacy; Rakas v. Illinois; People v. Smith; Byrd v. United States; United States v. Welch (9th Cir.); Consent; Florida v. Jimeno; Schneckloth v. Bustamonte; Bumper v. North Carolina; Apparent common authority; Illinois v. Rodriguez; New Yo


Court Relies on Good-Faith Exception
Case: United States v. Asgari Court: U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit ( Published Opinion ) Issues: Search & seizure; Whether the Leon good-faith exception applied; United States v. Leon; Mapp v. Ohio; Adequacy of the warrant affidavit; United States v. Stotts; Transmitting data to Iran in violation of American sanctions; Executive Order No. 13,059, 62 Fed. Reg.; Bassidji v. Goe (9th Cir.); Whether the affidavit contained reckless & intentional falsehoods; Franks v. Delawa


Court Upholds Police Stop of Vehicle
Case: People v. Lavallis (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Bind over decision; People v. Bennett; People v. Woods; People v. Cervi; Search & seizure; U.S. Const. amend. IV; Const. 1963, art. 1, § 11; People v. Henry (After Remand); People v. Simmons; Whether the officer conducted an unreasonable search by checking the vehicle’s license plate number on LEIN without probable cause; Reasonable expectation of privacy; People v. Jones; Reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop; People v