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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

The court said warrantless searches of private land violate the state constitution, a ruling that protects hunting clubs and limits a doctrine covering 96% of private land.

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Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. Victory! This week the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected the "open fields doctrine" under its state constitution, ruling in favor of IJ's clients the Punxsutawney and Pitch Pine hunting clubs. They challenged warrantless searches of their property by state gov't agents. At the federal level, the doctrine allows searches…

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