Video and Multimedia

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Video:

Video 1: SCOTUS Makes It Tougher for Police to Search Cars on Private Property
https://www.newsy.com/stories/scotus-makes-it-tougher-to-search-cars-on-private-property/
Description: The court ruled 8-1 that police likely need a warrant to search vehicles on private property.

Video 2: The Supreme Court Rules Police Need a Warrant to Use Phone Records for Tracking
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/supreme-court-rules-police-need-a-warrant-to-use-phone-records-for-tracking-1262120003840
Description: In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that police generally must have permission from a judge before they can get cell phone records to plot movements.

Audio:

Audio 1: The Supreme Court Takes on Cell Phones and Privacy
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2014/04/28/cell-phones-scotus
Description: Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cell phones without warrants are presenting vastly different views of the device. Is it a critical tool for criminals, or is it someone’s virtual home?

Audio 2: In a Win for Privacy Rights, Court Says Police Need Warrant to Search Area Around Home
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/29/606163667/in-win-for-privacy-rights-court-says-police-need-warrant-to-search-area-around-h
Description: In a win for privacy rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that police may not search the area around a private home without a warrant, even when they think they have seen stolen property on the premises.

Web:

Web 1: Fourth Amendment: Warrantless Searches Incident to Arrest
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/supreme_court_2013-2014_term_highlights/fourth_amendment_warrantless_searches_incident_to_arrest
Description: Cornell Law School information page on the Fourth Amendment and searches incident to arrest.

Web 2: Knock and Announce Requirement
http://law.jrank.org/pages/10055/Search-Seizure-Knock-Announce-Requirement.html
Description: This website provides information on the knock and announce requirement.