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It asks if the home's protection extends to a driveway. The core issue is the validity of the automobile exception in this specific location."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 13-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 13-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 9, 2018."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"}]},{"heading":"What each 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It determines where police may search vehicles without a warrant. The outcome shapes future searches in driveways and similar areas."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 13-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 13-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 33-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 49-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 49-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 29-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 29-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 49-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 49-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 31-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 31-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 37-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 37-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 53-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 53-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 43-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 43-1"}]}],"slug":"2017-16-1027-collins-v-virginia","term":"2017","title":"Does the Fourth Amendment protect a vehicle parked in a driveway?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 13-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 13-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1027_p4k8.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}