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by ta0n0n0 3897 days ago
Doesn't the fact that a judge's career depends on promotion by the executive branch create such an incentive?
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It's more complicated than that... in order for the judge to abuse the system this way, the police would have to be acting in good faith, but still bring a groundless request to the judge, who would have to figure out that the warrant was groundless but decide to issue it anyway. That's a pretty unlikely scenario.

Here's a comic about the 4th amendment: http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=1604