Polk Law Blog

Commentary from Polk County, Florida attorney Kemp Brinson

Tag: fourth amendment

Is Sleeping In Your Car a Crime?

No, it isn’t. But you may have a problem if the engine is running, the lights are on, the stench of alcohol emanates from the window, and you don’t wake up when the cops bang on the roof. There’s an opinion just out in the Second District Court of Appeals, based in Lakeland, with facts that make [...]

Law Prof: New Court Opinion Largely Eliminates Fourth Amendment Rights in E-mails in Florida

So says a former professor of mine at George Washington University Law School, Orin Kerr (bio), in his post at the Volokh Conspiracy, a libertarian-leaning legal blog.