PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE: Police officers in Pennsylvania will now have an easier time searching your car without a warrant following a state Supreme Court decision that generated controversy along predictable lines between law enforcement and privacy advocates…
At its essence, the court ruled that police in Pennsylvania now have to meet only one legal burden — probable cause — instead of two before searching a car without a warrant.
The second legal hurdle had been the need for exigent circumstances to be present, or a dire need for swift police action… (more)
