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Later this year the court is expected to decide several other criminal cases. Among them: Florida v. Bostick, in which the Justices will rule on whether narcotics agents can board a bus and randomly search and question passengers. It is the kind of case that probably would have spurred Brennan's customary defense against unreasonable searches. But Brennan is retired; Souter is in his place; and the long-predicted new era on the court has plainly begun.