U.S. v. Kattaria, No. 06-3903 (8th Cir.) (503 F.3d 703) (October 5, 2007) (Judge James B. Loken)
Loaded on Sept. 1, 2007
published in Punch and Jurists
September 10, 2007
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Probable Cause.
In a decision that quickly drew a torrent of negative commentary as a “radical departure” from firmly established Fourth Amendment law, the Court held that a thermal imaging warrant requires only reasonable suspicion - and not probable cause.
In 2004, Minnesota law enforcement officials applied for and received …
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