4th Amendment Project

Jackson v. United States

Brief Details

Authors
Joshua Windham
Attorney and Elfie Gallun Fellow in Freedom and the Constitution
Daniel Nelson
Research Attorney
Paul Sherman
Senior Attorney
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.”