In a traffic stop (or any detention), the 4th Amendment sets strict limits on how long you can detain a person. Today, we talk about two new cases from January, 2022 on how long police can detain a person during a traffic stop.

This week is Part II of our "New Laws" for 2022 series. We talk about bills regarding ECOs & TDOs, Marcus Alerts, Financial Exploitation, Law Enforcement Firearms, Retired Law Enforcement Officers, and Facial Recognition Technology.

The General Assembly has passed and the Governor has signed several new laws that we discuss today: Changes to FOIA, Search Warrants, Arrest/Summons Quotas, Catalytic Converter Thefts, and Venue for certain crimes,

This legislative session, the General Assembly declined to "re-enact" Marijuana legalization - what does that mean for the marijuana law in Virginia now? We dive into the details today.

In the last couple of weeks, a US District Court and a Fairfax Circuit Court issued rulings on so-called "geofence" warrants directed to Google, seeking Google location data. This week, we review those rulings in detail.

Today, we talk about a new case from the 4th Circuit, U.S. v. Buster, that says that officers could not pat down a bag strapped to the chest of a suspect in a recent shooting. What does this case really mean?

Financial exploitation cases by caretakers are challenging to investigate and prove, but today we talk about 2 recent Court of Appeals cases that are useful to hold perpetrators accountable.

In Part Two of our series, we talk about the crime of Conspiracy in Virginia - how do you prove it, and why you would want to. We also talk about 2 new cases regarding Conspiracy from Virginia courts.

Under Virginia law, what makes someone guilty of "conspiracy"? What makes someone guilty as an accessory, or an "aider and abettor"? In this two-part series, we examine the fundamentals of Virginia law regarding accessories to crimes and the law of conspiracy. This episode is Part One, where we address the law of accessories and principals.

This week, a new case from the Court of Appeals examines what law enforcement can lawfully do when approaching a home - both in the "curtilage" and in an "open field" under the Fourth Amendment.