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Last updated September 2, 2026 · Reviewed by Patrick J. Murphy, Esq.
Whether drugs discarded during a foot chase can be suppressed in a Massachusetts case turns on the moment police pursuit becomes a seizure. A Supreme Judicial Court decision issued August 10, 2026 fixed that moment early, holding that a man running from officers in Jamaica Plain was seized as...
Last updated July 29, 2026 · Reviewed by Patrick J. Murphy, Esq.
Massachusetts limits a search incident to arrest by statute, and that limit is narrower than what the Fourth Amendment allows. A Supreme Judicial Court decision issued July 17, 2026 enforced it against Boston officers who searched a handcuffed woman repeatedly to find her car key, then used the k...