Caniglia v. Strom
- Filed: 01/21/2021
- Status: Victory!
- Court: United States Supreme Court
- Latest Update: Jan 25, 2021
In this amicus brief before the US Supreme Court, the ACLU urges the Court to keep the “community caretaking” exception confined to its historic, vehicle related origins and reject a broader standard that would give police free rein to enter the home without probable cause or a warrant, whenever they think it is “reasonable” to do so.
May 17, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Protects Privacy in Major "Search and Seizure" Case from Rhode Island
In an important victory for privacy rights, the U.S Supreme Court today unanimously rejected police arguments that engaging in a non-criminal “community caretaking” function allows them to search a person’s home without a warrant.
Jan 25, 2021
ACLU Files Brief in US Supreme Court in Major “Search & Seizure” Case from RI
An unfavorable ruling in the case could “give police free rein to enter the home without probable cause or a warrant, whenever they think it is ‘reasonable’ to do so.”
Apr 04, 2022
ACLU, Cranston Settle Major “Search and Seizure” Case that Went to the U.S. Supreme Court
A seven-year legal battle over privacy rights in the home, fought by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys in a case that went all to the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, ended today with the filing of a settlement in the case of Cranston resident Edward Caniglia.
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May 17, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Protects Privacy in Major "Search and Seizure" Case from Rhode Island
In an important victory for privacy rights, the U.S Supreme Court today unanimously rejected police arguments that engaging in a non-criminal “community caretaking” function allows them to search a person’s home without a warrant.
Jan 25, 2021
ACLU Files Brief in US Supreme Court in Major “Search & Seizure” Case from RI
An unfavorable ruling in the case could “give police free rein to enter the home without probable cause or a warrant, whenever they think it is ‘reasonable’ to do so.”
Apr 04, 2022
ACLU, Cranston Settle Major “Search and Seizure” Case that Went to the U.S. Supreme Court
A seven-year legal battle over privacy rights in the home, fought by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys in a case that went all to the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, ended today with the filing of a settlement in the case of Cranston resident Edward Caniglia.
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