exclusionary rule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exclusionary rule
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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A third reform may have more direct practical consequences for victims of routine testilying designed to avoid the exclusionary rule.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2020
Justice Kennedy was in the majority after indicating earlier that he was unwilling to overturn the entire exclusionary rule.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2018
Thomas agreed that a search had occurred, while laying the groundwork for a future challenge to the exclusionary rule.
From Slate • May 29, 2018
To meet that problem, the Supreme Court has adopted, and is still refining, the exclusionary rule.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
The Court has intimated recently that the federal exclusionary rule is not a command of the Fourth Amendment, but merely a judicially created rule of evidence which Congress could overrule.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
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