Browse 25 fourth amendment search and seizure cases decided by Second Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Laptop Evidence
United States v. Brown, decided by Second Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized from the defend...
Cell phone data transmitted to third parties not protected by Fourth Amendment
United States v. Ullah, decided by Second Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress ...
Second Circuit: Consent to Laptop Search Was Voluntary
United States v. Pence, decided by Second Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
Second Circuit: Consent to Search Phone Was Voluntary Despite Arrest
United States v. Barrett, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, 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 Phone Valid Despite Language Barrier
United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress ev...
Probable Cause for Warrant Upheld Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Jimenez, decided by Second Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Probable Cause Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Pretext Argument
United States v. Cardenas, decided by Second Circuit on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search and Consent to Search Backpack
United States v. Woods, decided by Second Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Second Circuit: Exigent Circumstances Justified Warrantless Entry in Drug Case
United States v. Boria, decided by Second Circuit on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
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...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Bulloch, decided by Second Circuit on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppr...
Second Circuit Affirms Warrantless Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Belloisi, decided by Second Circuit on January 16, 2026, 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 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...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Saab, decided by Second Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Knock-and-Announce Rule: Reasonable Wait Time Affirmed
United States v. Reyes, decided by Second Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized from Reyes's a...
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...
Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress in Vehicle Search Case
United States v. Ramirez Rodriguez, decided by Second Circuit on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized ...
Second Circuit: Consent to Laptop Search Was Voluntary
United States v. Ng Chong Hwa, decided by Second Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
United States v. Ross, decided by Second Circuit on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Border search exception applies to electronic devices, court rules
Moore v. Rubin, decided by Second Circuit on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the defendants, including the ...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Warrantless Apartment Search Upheld
United States v. Gomez, decided by Second Circuit on November 17, 2025, 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 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...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
Purcell v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Second Circuit: Cell phone search permissible under exigent circumstances
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...
Laptop seizure during lawful arrest upheld under exigent circumstances
United States v. Elias, decided by Second Circuit on October 8, 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 25 fourth amendment search and seizure cases from Second Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 25.
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