Law and Justice

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Colombian police dog Agata, a golden Labrador, is pulled by her guide at the Vasquez Cobo airport in Leticia January 19, 2007 (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz).

Opinion

Supreme Court Finds the Use of a Drug-Sniffing Dog to Investigate a Home Unconstitutional

March 27, 2013, John Villasenor

On March 26, the Supreme Court found the use of a drug-sniffing dog to investigate a home unconstitutional. John Villasenor examines this ruling and the fact that technology is now making it increasingly easy to access information without physically trespassing on private property.

  • In the News

    If the president could get something from Congress on a compromise, he might take that, but instead, since he’s not getting much of anything from Capitol Hill, he essentially is taking everything he wants, and the unilateral actions let him do that in a pretty substantial way.

    October 29, 2012, John Hudak, The Washington Times
  • In the News

    Whether you agree with it or not, the Supreme Court has become almost as much a political institution as it is a legal one...For one, the cases that come before the Court are very often politically charged. Furthermore, you have nine justices that are there for life and can, for all intents and purposes, act with impunity

    October 1, 2012, Russell Wheeler, Erickson Tribune
  • Interview | NPR

    Interpreting the Constitution in the Digital Era

    November 30, 2011, Jeffrey Rosen

  • Podcast

    @ Brookings Podcast: Redistricting for Political Gains

    April 29, 2011, Thomas E. Mann

  • Interview | The Diane Rehm Show

    Redistricting and the United States Constitution

    March 22, 2011, Thomas E. Mann, Sean O'Brien and Nate Persily