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'Everything Has Been Criminalized,' Says Neil Gorsuch

Reason | Published on 3/12/2021
To read the full article, visit: https://reason.com/2021/02/25/everything-has-been-criminalized-says-neil-gorsuch-as-he-pushes-for-stronger-fourth-amendment-protections

For further reading on Lange v. California, see:

New Supreme Court Case Could Drastically Limit Homeowners' 4th Amendment Rights "Nor is Lange’s case an isolated incident. An amicus brief by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers identified around 150 cases where law enforcement pursued someone suspected of committing a misdemeanor into a home without a warrant. The underlying crimes were trivial: public urination in Alabama, failing to pay a cab fare in Missouri, running a red light in Washington State. But these cases 'often spiral unpredictably,' damaging property and injuring residents and officers alike."