Daily Archives: January 15, 2015

WaPo: The flashbang menace

WaPo: The flashbang menace by Radley Balko: The common use of flashbang grenades has put officer safety above the safety of the citizens the police are supposed to serve. In my hometown, no less:

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NYTimes: Holder Fortifies Protection of News Media’s Phone Records, Notes or Emails

NYTimes: Holder Fortifies Protection of News Media’s Phone Records, Notes or Emails By Matt Apuzzo: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday eliminated what journalism groups worried could be used as a loophole in the rules governing how and … Continue reading

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CA11: Abduction from the Dominican Republic to Florida for trial did not deny jurisdiction to try offense

Abduction from the Dominican Republic to Florida for trial did not violate extradition treaty because extradition is only one way to get a person back to the U.S. United States v. Odoni, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 502 (11th Cir. January … Continue reading

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CA4: Use of a drug dog for a walk-through of a house of one on supervised release violates Fourth Amendment

The use of a drug dog for a walk-through of a house of one on supervised release is suppressed, and it was contrary to precedent, so no good faith exception. United States v. Hill, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 499 (4th … Continue reading

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Reason.com: Why the Prosecution of Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht is “The Most Important Trial in America”

Reason.com: Why the Prosecution of Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht is “The Most Important Trial in America” by Nick Gillespie. Pay attention if you care about due process, Fourth Amendment protections against illegal searches, the limits of government surveillance, and … Continue reading

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D.N.J.: State trial judge’s suppression of a search under the automobile exception is not binding on the federal government because of dual sovereignty

State trial judge’s suppression of a search under the automobile exception is not binding on the federal government because of dual sovereignty. This court does not suppress. State’s interpretation of exigency for an automobile search is different than required by … Continue reading

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