Subjecting the Fourth Amendment to Intermediate Scrutiny: The Reasonableness of Media Ride-Alongs

Hanlon v. Berger, 129 F.3d 505 (9th Cir. 1997), cert. granted, 67 U.S.L.W. 3321 (U.S. Nov. 9, 1998) (No. 97-1927). Wilson v. Layne, 141 F.3d 111 (4th Cir.

1998), cert. granted, 67 U.S.L.W. 3321 (U.S. Nov. 9, 1998) (No. 98-83). Many television viewers can readily recognize the catchy lyrics of the theme song from the popular television series, "Cops." With "Bad Boys"' playing in the background, the show opens with a montage of graphic footage: courageous police officers hotly pursuing a criminal in a dangerous high-speed car chase and others invading the home of a stunned or oblivious suspect.