Stephen Henderson is the Judge Haskell A. Holloman Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma.
Because Oklahoma has two constitutional masters, it simultaneously has two different doctrines of search and seizure.
Some states have handcuffed their citizens’ constitutional search and seizure protections to the federal standard — but they still hold the keys to going their own way.
Massachusetts is on the front lines of a movement toward independent state constitutional rights.
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The Curious Case of Oklahoma Search and Seizure
Because Oklahoma has two constitutional masters, it simultaneously has two different doctrines of search and seizure.
States in ‘Lockstep’ with the Fourth Amendment May Not Be Locked
Some states have handcuffed their citizens’ constitutional search and seizure protections to the federal standard — but they still hold the keys to going their own way.
The Search and Seizure Law of State Constitutions
Massachusetts is on the front lines of a movement toward independent state constitutional rights.