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Court Of Appeals Dynamics In The Aftermath Of A Supreme Court Ruling, Stephen L. Wasby
Court Of Appeals Dynamics In The Aftermath Of A Supreme Court Ruling, Stephen L. Wasby
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Article provides an examination of such complex dynamic interaction in the aftermath of the key 1973 border-search case of Almeida-Sanchez v. United States. In that aftermath, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where that case originated, had to cope with a mix of fast-developing Fourth Amendment law and the uncertain law of retroactivity as well as the effects in the many recently decided or pending appeals stemming from searches of varying intrusiveness at or near the border, at fixed checkpoints, whether permanent or temporary at a given location, or by roving patrols. The resulting question of …
To Download Or Not To Download: Is Mere Membership Enough To Justify A Search Of A Home Computer For Child Pornography Under United States V. Gourde?, Erin Frazor
Golden Gate University Law Review
In the nine to two decision by the en banc Ninth Circuit panel in United States v. Gourde, the court ruled that probable cause existed to search the defendant's home computer based in part on his two-month subscription to a website that offered child pornography. The majority opinion sought to conform to Supreme Court precedent in its probable cause analysis, while the dissenting opinions expressed great concern about the door being opened to this type of governmental invasion of privacy. Gourde has sparked reactions by commentators regarding the implications of the decision, and has influenced the analysis of subsequent child …
United States V. Howard: Refocusing Probable Cause For Probationers And Parolees, Sean A. Kersten
United States V. Howard: Refocusing Probable Cause For Probationers And Parolees, Sean A. Kersten
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Note argues that the Ninth Circuit rigidly followed circuit precedent to create and apply an incorrect standard to determine whether probable cause existed to believe that Howard resided at an unreported address. The court should have determined the reasonableness of the search by balancing Howard's reduced expectation of privacy as a probationer with legitimate governmental interests. Furthermore, the court's analysis served to protect the property at the unreported address rather than Howard's Fourth Amendment privacy rights. This decision is contrary to the principle articulated in Katz v. United States, which states the Fourth Amendment is intended to protect people, …
Survey: Women And California Law, Elaine Booras
Survey: Women And California Law, Elaine Booras
Golden Gate University Law Review
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