Browse 25 warrantless searches cases decided by Second Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Second Circuit Affirms Warrant's Particularity in Digital Search
United States v. Maiorana, decided by Second Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence s...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Delgado, decided by Second Circuit on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence se...
Consent to Search Phone Valid Despite Initial Refusal
United States v. Bullock, decided by Second Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
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 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 Phone Was Voluntary, Court Rules
United States v. Cooke, decided by Second Circuit on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtain...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Apartment Search
United States v. Thompson, decided by Second Circuit on July 10, 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 Racketeering Conviction, Denies Ineffective Assistance Claim
United States v. Coonan, 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 vacate a conviction for ...
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...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Runner, decided by Second Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress e...
Second Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search and Consent
United States v. Lopez, decided by Second Circuit on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtaine...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 warrantless searches cases from Second Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 25.
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