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Aug 10, 2022 criminal-law illegal-drugs warrantless-arrest exclusionary-rule bill-of-rights ra-9165

Unlawful Arrest and the Exclusionary Rule: Protecting Rights Against Illegal Marijuana Seizure

Supreme Court acquits in marijuana cultivation case, ruling that evidence from an unlawful warrantless arrest is inadmissible.

Oct 10, 2012 estate settlement heir exclusion property sale co-ownership civil law extrajudicial settlement

Heir Exclusion and Property Sale: Validity and Rights in Estate Settlements

Learn how excluding heirs voids an extrajudicial settlement, the sale's partial validity, and heirs' rights in estate distribution.

Oct 3, 2009 election-law pre-proclamation-controversy election-returns comelec canvass

Minor Defects in Election Returns Do Not Justify Exclusion from Canvass

The Supreme Court rules that minor defects in election returns are not grounds for exclusion in a pre-proclamation controversy.