Jackson v. United States
Brief Details
- Authors
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Joshua Windham
Senior Attorney
jwindham@staging.ij.org -
Daniel Nelson
Research Attorney
dnelson@staging.ij.org -
Paul Sherman
Senior Attorney
psherman@staging.ij.org
- Date Filed
- 09/25/2023
- Original Court
- 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Current Court
- 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Does the smell of unburnt cannabis, in a state where possession of the substance is legal, constitute probable cause for police to search someone’s car? A new amicus brief, filed by the Institute for Justice (IJ) in a case before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, argues the answer is “no.”