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No, warrantless home searches are not legal within 100 miles of the U.S. border

Courts

No, warrantless home searches are not legal within 100 miles of the U.S. border

SCOTUS

Warrant still required for home search near US border

Claims the Supreme Court allowed warrantless home searches within 100 miles of the U.S. border are false. Here’s what the court actually did.
Pop Culture

Yes, the ACLU is seeking more than $86,000 in legal fees from Johnny Depp

The majority of the $86,000 in reimbursement that the ACLU is requesting from Depp would cover fees for four legal experts, court documents show.
Pop Culture

There’s a legal reason why you can watch the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial but couldn’t watch the Ghislaine Maxwell trial

Federal and state trials have different rules for cameras in the courtroom.
Money

No action needed to get check from TurboTax settlement

Eligible customers will automatically receive notices and checks in the mail.
Courts

Not all courtrooms have the same camera policies

Federal and state trials have different rules for cameras in the courtroom.
VERIFY

Amber Heard didn't use movie lines in her testimony against Johnny Depp

Actress Amber Heard did not quote lines from the 1999 movie “The Talented Mr. Ripley” during her testimony in a libel lawsuit, despite social media claims.
Courts

No, police cannot force you to unlock your cellphone without a search warrant

The Fourth Amendment requires police to have a warrant or your consent to search your phone.
Courts

Felon voting rights

Can some people convicted of felonies from the Jan. 6 insurrection still vote?
National

Prosecutors can’t appeal the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

One expert told VERIFY that an appeal by the prosecution “would be flagrantly unconstitutional double jeopardy.”
National

No, the number of conservatorships in the US is not tracked

Britney Spears’ case has brought new attention to conservatorships -- a legal arrangement that affects many people but is not tracked at a national level.
VERIFY

Is the Minneapolis police union paying for Derek Chauvin's defense?

The much larger Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is footing the bill, not the local Minneapolis police union.

Abortion-rights activists look towards November elections after SCOTUS ruling

Abortion-rights activists look towards November elections after SCOTUS ruling

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Local 5 - weareiowa.com | Des Moines Local News & Weather | Des Moines, Iowa

No, warrantless home searches are not legal within 100 miles of the U.S. border

Warrant still required for home search near US border

Yes, the ACLU is seeking more than $86,000 in legal fees from Johnny Depp

There’s a legal reason why you can watch the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial but couldn’t watch the Ghislaine Maxwell trial

No action needed to get check from TurboTax settlement

Not all courtrooms have the same camera policies

Amber Heard didn't use movie lines in her testimony against Johnny Depp

No, police cannot force you to unlock your cellphone without a search warrant

Felon voting rights

Prosecutors can’t appeal the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

No, the number of conservatorships in the US is not tracked

Is the Minneapolis police union paying for Derek Chauvin's defense?

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