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Evidence Found In Illegal Stops Backed By Justices, But Brings Fiery Dissent

A critic of the New York City Police Department stop-and-frisk policy wears a shirt outlining a citizen's search rights at a City Council meeting in August 2013. The Supreme Court ruled Monday in an unrelated case that even if police stop someone without cause, if a reason is then found to search them, any evidence collected is admissible in court. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Evidence Found In Illegal Stops Backed By Justices, But Brings Fiery Dissent

June 20, 2016 • Even if police halt someone for no reason, the Supreme Court said, if a reason to search them is discovered, anything found is admissible. Justice Sotomayor says that disproportionately hits the poor.

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New Tools Let Police See Inside Peoples' Homes

January 21, 2015 • FBI, U.S. Marshals and local police use new radar device to detect motion inside a building.

U.S. Defends Warrantless Searches Of Electronic Devices At Border

David House, who had his electronic devices seized when entering the country, successfully pushed to get the government to release information about its warrantless searches. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption

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U.S. Defends Warrantless Searches Of Electronic Devices At Border

September 10, 2013 • Documents released this week show how U.S. border agents can seize laptops, cameras, cellphones and other digital devices, then download data before returning them. The practice raises questions about invasions of privacy and civil liberties.