High Court Denies Certiorari In Dispute Over 4th Amendment ‘Purse Exception’

( April 21, 2025, 11:23 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its April 21 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court denied without comment a South Dakota woman’s petition for certiorari in which she asked whether an officer initiating a traffic stop needs probable cause to search a purse held or worn by a passenger....