In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Wolf v. Colorado.

Police investigating illegal abortions searched a doctor’s office without a search warrant and took a log of patients. After interviewing his patients, police charged JW and others. The results of the search were used as evidence and JW was convicted. JW appealed his conviction.

The question before the court: do 4th Amendment protections against illegal searches and seizures apply to criminal cases in state courts? Or do state courts get to make their own rules?

This is episode 2 of a 3-part series on the development of the Exclusionary Rule.

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In this episode we re-argue the landmark case Weeks v. United States.

Local law enforcement entered and searched FW’s home without a search warrant. At the same time, other officers arrested FW at work. Afterward, a federal marshal conducted a second search of FW’s home without a warrant. Using the evidence from the search, the prosecution secured a conviction against FW, who appealed his conviction.

The question before the court: under the 4th and 5th Amendments, can the feds use evidence obtained without a search warrant (and in violation of an individual’s civil rights) at federal trials?

This is episode 1 of a 3-part series on the development of the Exclusionary Rule.

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In the pilot episode of Relitigated, we re-argue the Supreme Court case Deshaney v. Winnebago County DSS.

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