Daily Archives: April 12, 2015

W.D.Tex.: Only two hours of warrantless GPS monitoring doesn’t offend Jones

Two hours of GPS monitoring didn’t implicate Jones’s reasonable expectation of privacy standard because it wasn’t long term. Defendant didn’t own the vehicle with the GPS device on it, but he was an authorized driver, and that gives him standing. … Continue reading

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D.Kan.: PC alone doesn’t get the police to inevitable discovery: “To accept probable cause alone is to probably cause the (inevitable discovery) exception to swallow the (warrant requirement) rule.”

“Whatever view one has of the Fourth Amendment, its exceptional graces surely must be preserved from too casual invocation.” Here, the officers had probable cause, but no arrest or search warrant, when they entered a motel room looking for defendant … Continue reading

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Serpico: Politico Magazine: When Cops Cry Wolf

Politico Magazine: When Cops Cry Wolf by Frank Serpico: Police have been setting up suspects with false testimony for decades. Is anyone going to believe them now when they tell the truth? I call it “testi-lying.” It has been a … Continue reading

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WaPo: Editorial: The promise of body cameras

WaPo: Editorial: The promise of body cameras: LAW ENFORCEMENT agencies around the country, spurred by the fatal shooting of an unarmed man running from a police officer in South Carolina, are looking more closely at having officers on patrol wear … Continue reading

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Grits for Breakfast: AT&T: Historical cell-phone location data provides ‘detailed and intimate portrayal of the targeted person’s daily habits and work and leisure routines’

Grits for Breakfast: AT&T: Historical cell-phone location data provides ‘detailed and intimate portrayal of the targeted person’s daily habits and work and leisure routines’: At a hearing Wednesday evening on HB 2263 by Rep. Bryan Hughes requiring warrants for the … Continue reading

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Buffalo News: As technology advances, courts will need to guard against unwarranted intrusions (opinion)

Buffalo News: As technology advances, courts will need to guard against unwarranted intrusions (opinion): Technology is the great new frontier in the law. Several cases have come before the Supreme Court lately in which the justices found that uncontrolled use … Continue reading

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