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Fourth Amendment

Mercer Law Review

Journal

1998

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Chandler V. Miller: The Supreme Court Closed The Door On The Factual Instances That Warrant Suspicionless Searches, Justin Scott Jul 1998

Chandler V. Miller: The Supreme Court Closed The Door On The Factual Instances That Warrant Suspicionless Searches, Justin Scott

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Chandler v. Miller involved the constitutionality of a Georgia statute that required candidates for designated state offices to pass a drug test prior to qualifying for nomination or election.


Maryland V. Wilson: The Fading Fourth Amendment, Gregory Lineberry May 1998

Maryland V. Wilson: The Fading Fourth Amendment, Gregory Lineberry

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In Maryland v. Wilson, the United States Supreme Court held that a police officer may order a passenger of a lawfully stepped car to exit the vehicle. This "bright-line rule" allows these intrusions as a matter of course and does not require case-by-case determination.