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Warrantless Searches Fourth Amendment Municipalities

Kerr Russell

Sixth Circuit Upholds Rental Inspection Ordinances: No Fourth Amendment Violation in Conditioning Licenses on Warrantless...

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Whether you are a residential rental property owner or a tenant, odds are at some point you are going to encounter a rental inspection ordinance. Following the housing market crash in 2008, rental inspection ordinances grew...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Parking Enforcement Case May Reverberate Beyond 6th Circ.

Like many cities across the nation, the City of Saginaw, Michigan, has used tire chalking — the technique of marking a parked car’s tire with chalk to determine how long it has been stationary. When an officer returns to a...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Chalking it up: If you chalk cars to enforce parking, think twice

Municipalities that rely on chalking cars and sidewalks as part of their parking enforcement should change their practices after a recent ruling....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Illinois Appellate Court Limits Warrantless Searches of Liquor Licensees

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The Illinois Appellate Court has found unconstitutional a provision of the Illinois Liquor Control Act (Liquor Act) that authorizes unlimited inspection of liquor retailers' premises by local officials. The court ruled that...more

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