In this article, Associate Member Kathyrn McIlroy discusses the circuit split on the rights of an individual detained under a valid arrest warrant based on mistaken identity, and ultimately advocates for greater protections for such individuals.
Unconstitutional Room Scans? The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age
In this article, Hailey Martin discusses the recent district court decision in Ogletree v. Cleveland State University, holding that the Fourth Amendment protects students from unreasonable video searches of their homes before taking a remote test as well as the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has on invasion of home and privacy rights.
Do Criminal Suspects Have Reasonable Expectations of Privacy to Their Family Members’ DNA?
Photo by Louis Reed on Unsplash Baylee Kalmbach, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction “No two people have the same DNA, meaning the use of such evidence can either prove a person’s innocence or guilt with great accuracy.”[1] True, while no one has identical DNA to another, individuals still “share around 50%... Continue Reading →