Maine man arrested with drugs in his backpack asks court to untangle Fourth Amendment knot - SCOTUSblog

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Maine man arrested with drugs in his backpack asks court to untangle Fourth Amendment knot - SCOTUSblog

ShareThe Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Fourth Amendment generally requires police to get a warrant before searching someone’s belongings. When making an arrest, however, officers don’t need a warrant to search the person being arrested or any belongings that they may have within arm’s length, to prevent them fro…