SCOTUS Takes Two Crime-Related Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court today took up two cases for full briefing and argument. United States v. Cooley, No. 19-1414, is an exclusionary rule case involving the authority of tribal officers to stop non-Indians on tribal land. Caniglia v. Strom, No. 20-157, is a civil suit regarding whether the “community caretaking” exception to the search warrant requirement extends to entry into a home.

That is the second Fourth Amendment “home” case for the term. See this post on Lange v. California, No. 20-18.

In other action, the Court granted the motion of the House Judiciary Committee to takes its dispute with the Department of Justice off the December calendar. Impending mootness, perhaps?