Daily Archives: November 13, 2014

The Atlantic: How FBI Lies Can Damage Civil Society

The Atlantic: How FBI Lies Can Damage Civil Society by Conor Friedersdorf: The FBI lies a lot. Sometimes that’s fully justified. Brave agents risk their lives to infiltrate terrorist cells, organized crime, and child-pornography rings. Subterfuge is vital to these … Continue reading

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OH3: SW for strip search didn’t authorize anal penetration, and record supports there wasn’t any; “where [do] the buttocks end and … the anal cavity begin”

Officers obtained a warrant for a strip search to retrieve a baggie of suspected drugs hidden in defendant’s anus. The warrant did not authorize penetration, and the record supports that there was no penetration. The baggie protruded some, and it … Continue reading

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CT: 1986 consent to DNA sample didn’t bar 2009 retesting

Defendant’s consent to a DNA test in 1986 did not preclude a 2009 retest of the sample after technology improved. State v. Benefield, 2014 Conn. App. LEXIS 468 (November 18, 2014). Based on a lot of information, including wiretaps, trash … Continue reading

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CA6: Jail strip searches in front of other inmates alleges a cause of action; not barred by Florence

“This appeal boils down to one question: whether a complaint states a constitutional claim when it alleges that defendant’s jail, instead of using less invasive procedures, compelled pretrial detainees who were being processed into the facility to undress in the … Continue reading

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