Police in Wisconsin and in all 50 states are using mobile forensic tools to copy the entire contents of cellphones. While the law generally requires a search warrant before a cellphone can be searched, this technology allows the entire phone to be recorded and saved...
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DEA agents routinely target Amtrak passengers for searches
If you're traveling by train and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent asks to search your bags, you have the right to refuse. Law enforcement only has the right to search you or your belongings if they have probable cause to believe you are committing a...
It may be far harder to decline a police search than many believe
You have a right to withhold your consent when police ask to search your clothing, home, car or belongings, although many people don't realize it.Police almost always ask for consent before searching because consent simplifies the issue of whether a search was...