WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? Here is a short pop quiz. When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress earlier this month about the parameters of the secret negotiations between the United States and Iran over nuclear weapons and economic sanctions, how did he know what the negotiators were considering? Israel is not a party to ... MORE
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Andrew Napolitano: Amendment By Consent
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? Here is a short pop quiz. When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress earlier this month about the parameters of the secret negotiations between the United States and Iran over nuclear weapons and economic sanctions, how did he know what the negotiators were considering? Israel is not a party to ... MOREPolice State Update - Warrantless Searches: Chicago Cops Fight To Keep Cellphone Tracking Technology Secret
by Frank Main. The Chicago Police Department is fighting to keep a lid on how, when and where officers have used covert cellphone tracking systems — with an outside law firm billing the city more than $120,000 to battle a lawsuit that seeks those secret details. Since 2005, the department has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ... MOREShould Hotel Registries Be Open To Warrantless Searches?
by Rory Little. How does requiring a warrant interfere with surprise police searches of hotel guest registers? The first case argued Tuesday morning, City of Los Angeles v. Patel,
was about whether a Los Angeles ordinance that requires motel operators
to allow the police to examine hotel guest registers, without seeking a
warrant first, is ... MOREQuestions Over Missing Cash After Warrantless Search
by Kumi Tucker. A local attorney says Albany police broke the law when they went into her client's apartment without a warrant. Her client says he is now missing thousands of dollars in cash. Attorney Cheryl Coleman's client, Joshua Horne, was arrested on a drug charge in June. She says police took his keys and then used them to get See video ... MOREScott Shackford: One Way To Deal With DUI Checkpoints
Police aren’t happy about it. Warren Redlich, back in 2010,
was the Libertarian Party candidate for governor of New York (Nick
Gillespie even highlighted him on the blog here).
Needless to say, he didn’t win. But Redlich is back in the news getting publicity for his method
of dealing with police DUI checkpoints in Florida (where he lives
now) while ... MORESupreme Court Upholds Auto Stop With No Traffic Violation
by Marjorie Cohn. Ignorance of the law is no excuse -- that is, unless you're a police officer. For the first time, in December, the Supreme Court upheld a traffic stop even where there was no traffic violation. The court, in Heien v. North Carolina, continued its steady erosion of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and ... MOREDUI Checkpoints Could Be A Thing Of The Past In N.D.
by Nicole Johnson. If only the Fourth Amendment protected us from warrantless searches. DUI checkpoints in North Dakota could soon be a thing of the past. Sobriety checkpoints are used in North Dakota by police to deter drunk driving. But, lawmakers in Bismarck are talking about getting rid of them, saying there needs to be a reason to ... MOREND Legislator Calls For End Of Sobriety Checkpoints
by Karee Magee. Warrantless searches are an inefficient infringement. A bill that would eliminate sobriety checkpoints in North Dakota will appear before the Judiciary Committee Monday. House Bill 1084 says law enforcement would need reasonable suspicion before halting a vehicle. Sponsor, Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, said the bill questions ... MOREPolice Union: Don't Mess With No-Knock Warrants
by Bernard Watson. Carrie Mills is a retired Atlanta Police officer with 30 years on the job - primarily in APD's drug unit. Mills is now a union rep for the International Brotherhood of Police Officers. She considers herself an expert on search warrants, particularly no knock warrants, which allows officers to enter a structure without knocking first. Mills says ... MOREFederal Court Upholds Unconstitutional Car Search
No warrant required. Text of the Fourth Amendment. A federal judge decided earlier this month to accept evidence from an automobile search that a state court magistrate had declared unlawful. US District Judge Jerome B. Simandle insisted that there was nothing wrong in accepting the evidence deemed tainted by the New Jersey Superior Court. ... MOREBrad Health: New Police Radars Can 'See' Inside Homes
Cops get new warrantless search tool. At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies have secretly equipped their
officers with radar devices that allow them to effectively peer through
the walls of houses to see whether anyone is inside, a practice raising
new concerns about the extent of government surveillance. Those agencies, including ... MOREN D Lawmakers Recognize Checkpoints Invade Privacy
One state concerned with individual liberty. Some North Dakota lawmakers say sobriety checkpoints are a nuisance, and an invasion of privacy. They want to do away with them, saying there is a better way to catch drunk drivers than pulling people over by random. The Republican sponsored bill would require police to have reasonable suspicion ... MORE
Jim Monk: N.D. Bill Would Ban Use Of Sobriety Checkpoints
"Reasonable suspicion," what a concept! A bill in the North Dakota Legislature would prohibit the use of sobriety checkpoints. The Republican-sponsored measure says law enforcement may not perform a traffic stop unless the officer has "reasonable suspicion" of a violation. Senator Tom Campbell of Grafton says sobriety checkpoints ... MORE
DUI Checkpoint: A Tactic To Avoid Warrantless Searches
Featuring the DUI Flyer video. Is a DUI checkpoint a violation of fourth amendment rights? Interpretations vary, but some claim it amounts to a warrantless search, and they feel their rights are being violated every time they submit to one. YouTuber HONORYOUROATH says there’s an additional concern. He worries that, even if a driver ... MOREKevin D. Williamson: Tinker, Tailor, Stalker, Spy
The NSA uses powers to spy on wives and girl friends. A private investigator once explained to me why he always turned down husband-and-wife cases: If your marriage has gone so sour that the best course of action you can think of is hiring a guy to spy on your spouse, then you don’t need an investigator — you need a minister, a ... MORE'Tis The Season For Government Roadblocks In California
Warrantless searches to help spend $93 million grant. What to do if stopped by a cop. 'Tis the season for DUI checkpoints and the California Highway Patrol is reminding you to think twice while you're out late with your friends this holiday season. Between December and January, more than 200 law enforcement agencies are armed ... MORE
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