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A police officer is on patrol in a neighborhood. She sees a motorist drive by that she suspects was involved in a crime that had been reported to police earlier in the evening. The motorist commits a minor traffic violation. The police officer pulls over the motorist. The police officer testifies that her actual motivation for pulling over the motorist was because she believed she might find evidence of the earlier crime. Was the search of the motorist constitutional?

Detectives questioned Ralph on the airport concourse and then asked him to accompany him to a small room about 40 feet away. His luggage was retrieved from the airline and brought to the small room. Ralph was then asked to consent to a search of his suitcase, which he did. About 15 minutes had elapsed since the initial encounter on the concourse.  Was this a valid temporary seizure of Ralph?

Officer Kennedy pulls Ben over to the side of the road because of a broken tail light. When he does a check on his computer he finds that Ben has an expired driver’s license. He arrests Ben and does a full-body search of Ben and pulls a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. He looks in the pack and finds cocaine. Ben is charged with possession of a controlled substance.  Is this search of Ben in conformity with the Fourth Amendment?

United States Postal Inspectors are investigating a child pornography ring. As part of this investigation, the federal agents are examining the addresses on mail pieces sent from a specific sender.  Is this a violation of the Fourth Amendment?

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Systematic risk can be diversified away. However, unique risk cannot be diversified away.

The police have probable cause to believe that an individual committed murder in violation of federal law. The police seek and receive a warrant to search the individual’s apartment to look for the murder weapon — in this case, a knife. The warrant is signed by a judge. The warrant stipulates that the police may search the apartment at any time on or after the date the warrant was signed. The police wait 24 months and then execute the search warrant. Did the search comply with the warrant requirement? 

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Morgan Corp. is refunding $6 million worth of 12% debt. The new bonds will be issued for 6%. The corporation’s tax rate is 35%. The call premium is 8%. What is the net cost of the call premium?

The police have probable cause to believe that Josephine committed murder by shooting the victim with a gun. The police want to search Josephine’s house to look for guns and ammunition. The police receive a warrant signed by a judge. The warrant specifies that the police are allowed to look for anything in the house that might be relevant to the murder investigation. Does the warrant comply with the Fourth Amendment?