The Fourth Amendment permits warrantless breath tests inci¬dent to arrests for drunk driving but not warrantless blood tests.
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Mathis v. United States, No.15-6092, __US__ (June 23, 2016).
Under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a state crime cannot qualify as an ACCA predicate if its elements are broader than those of a listed generic offense.
Williams v. Pennsylvania, No. 15–5040, ___U.S__ (June 9, 2016).
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice’s denial of defendant’s recusal motion and his subsequent judicial participation violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Betterman v. Montana, No.14-1457, __US__ (May 19, 2016).
The Sixth Amendment’s speedy trial guarantee does not apply once a defendant has been found guilty at trial or has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
Caetano v. Massachusetts, No. 14-10078, ___ U.S. ___ (March 21, 2016).
Second Amendment protects possession of stun guns; right is not limited to arms in existence at the founding or weapons useful in warfare.