Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jan. 3, 2008
Fourth Amendment's Protections Should Not Be Weakened by State Laws
Forum Column - By Edward J. Loya Jr. - A Supreme Court case coming out of Virginia's highest court will determine whether state standards for a legitimate arrest can determine the protections afforded by the Bill of Rights.
By Edward J. Loya Jr.
On Jan. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that raises an important question about the relationship between state law and the Fourth Amendment in defining search-and-seizure protection - and, more fundamentally, about whether the meaning of the Fourth Amendment depends upon state law.
The precise issue in Virginia v. Moore
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