Tag: warrantless search

Landmark PA Supreme Court Opinion Rules Open Fields Doctrine Unconstitutional

Posted on by Dillon Harris, Esq.

The "Open Fields Doctrine" is a judicially created exception to the U.S. Constitution's 4th Amendment which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures (or at least it should). Under the open fields exception, law enforcement could enter and search the "open fields" of private property without a warrant, consent, exigent circumstance, or other warrant exception. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Landmark PA Supreme Court Opinion Rules Open Fields Doctrine Unconstitutional →

Chief Counsel Josh Prince Secures Emergency Injunction Against Warrantless and Suspicion-less Searches by Bristol Borough!

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

Today,  Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., secured a major victory in obtaining an emergency, ex-parte preliminary injunction, precluding enforcement of Bristol Borough's warrantless and suspicion-less searches of his clients' buildings and apartments in the case of Katz, et al. v. Bristol Borough, et al. Because emergency injunctions are issued ex-parte (i.e. … Continue reading Chief Counsel Josh Prince Secures Emergency Injunction Against Warrantless and Suspicion-less Searches by Bristol Borough! →