Kaytie Hobbs, Blog Chair, University of Cincinnati Law Review The Supreme Court is spending these hot June days handing down decision from its 2018 term. This blog post surveys a few of the more interesting holdings so far: Gamble v. United States[1] Held: Dual-sovereignty doctrine is upheld, allowing states and the federal government to prosecute... Continue Reading →
No “Good-Faith” Required: The Broad Interpretation of the Davis Good-Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule
Author: Cameron Downer, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review On June 16, 2011, the United States Supreme Court in Davis v. United States expanded the application of the good-faith exception to the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule.[1] The Court held that the exclusionary rule does not apply to Fourth Amendment violations when officers act in... Continue Reading →