Browse 18 consent to search cases decided by Second Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Consent to search 'electronic devices' covers laptop, CA2 rules
United States v. McAdam, decided by Second Circuit on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Warrantless Search Upheld
United States v. Harris, decided by Second Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppre...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Search Upheld
United States v. Gunn, decided by Second Circuit on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Warrantless Search Upheld
United States Court of Appeals, decided by Second Circuit on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evi...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Apartment Search Upheld
United States v. Cole, decided by Second Circuit on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress...
Border search of laptop upheld based on consent
United States v. Constantinescu, decided by Second Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evid...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Apartment Search Upheld
United States v. Wynder, Jr., decided by Second Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to sup...
Laptop search upheld: No reasonable expectation of privacy after third-party repair
United States v. Chastain, decided by Second Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Consent to Search Electronic Devices Valid Despite Language Barrier
United States v. Bardakova, decided by Second Circuit on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Consent to search apartment by cohabitant valid
Johnson v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on July 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Apartment Search Upheld
United States v. Johnson, decided by Second Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Consent to search "all other electronic devices" includes laptop
United States v. MacKey, decided by Second Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtain...
Digital evidence admissible under inevitable discovery doctrine
United States v. Guldi, decided by Second Circuit on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Search Affirmed
Lalama Gomez v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on June 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Apartment Search Upheld
United States v. Concepcion, decided by Second Circuit on June 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppre...
Second Circuit: Consent to search 'electronic devices' includes laptops
United States v. Novis (Denkberg), decided by Second Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Second Circuit Affirms Laptop Search Consent
United States v. Zhe Zhang, decided by Second Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Consent to search by cohabitant valid even if not present
United States v. Dennis, decided by Second Circuit on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 18 consent to search cases from Second Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 18.
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