This text contains the heavily abridged and edited versions of important court cases centered on the Fourth Amendment. The first chapter covers some important concepts that will help students understand the readings and the appellate process. This book is designed as a companion to my textbook Fundamentals of Procedural Law, but would make a good supplement to any course with an emphasis on constitutional rights and the Fourth Amendment. To keep down page length and price, another companion volume Fundamental Cases in Procedural Law is forthcoming.
Chapter 1: Sources of the Law
- Federal Supremacy
- Constitutions
- Case Law
- The Interplay between Sources
- Appellate Role
- Doctrine of Precedent
- Mandatory Authority
- Appellate Process
- Appellate Outcomes
- An Overview of the Appeals Process
- Stare Decisis
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Holding v. Dictum
- Case Treatment
- Jurisdiction
- Federal v. State
- Advisory Opinions
- Effects of Judicial Decisions
- Analyzing Court Cases
Chapter 2: The Fourth Amendment
- Standards of Evidence
- Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991)
- United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696 (1983)
- Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
- Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000)
- United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266 (2002)
- Florida v. J.L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000)
- Draper v. United States, 358 U.S. 307 (1959)
- California v. Hodari D., 499 U.S. 621 (1991)
- Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318 (2001)
- Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
- United States v. Chadwick, 433 U.S. 1 (1977)*
Chapter 3: Search Warrants
- Marron v. United States, 275 U.S. 192 (1927)
- Go-Bart Importing Co. v. United States, 282 U.S. 344 (1931)
- Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
- Wilson v. Arkansas, 515 U.S. 927 (1995)
- Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990)
- United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984)
- Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85 (1979)
- Katz v. the United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
- Warden v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
- Chambers v. Maroney, 39 U.S. 42 (1970)
- Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966)
- United States v. Edwards, 415 U.S. 800 (1974)
- Cupp v. Murphy, 412 U.S. 291 (1979)
Chapter 4: Investigations
- United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 (1982)
- California v. Acevedo, 500 U.S. 565 (1991)
- New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454 (1981)
- Abel v. United States, 362 U.S. 217 (1960)
- United States v. White, 401 U.S. 745 (1971)
- United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109 (1984)
- Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001)
