Daily Archives: May 10, 2016

Inc.com: Why Your Fingerprint Isn’t Protected by the Constitution

Inc.com: Why Your Fingerprint Isn’t Protected by the Constitution by Will Kakowicz: You are protected against revealing passwords under the Fifth Amendment’s right against self-incrimination, but your biometrics are not.

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OH4: No reasonable expectation from a snitch coming into one’s home and recording a drug sale

There is no reasonable expectation from a snitch coming into one’s home and recording a drug sale. By letting the snitch in, defendant assumed the risk. State v. Taylor, 2016-Ohio-2781, 2016 Ohio App. LEXIS 1644 (4th Dist. April 27, 2016). … Continue reading

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HuffPo: Here’s A Good Reason For The Fourth Amendment To Apply To Immigration Courts

HuffPo: Here’s A Good Reason For The Fourth Amendment To Apply To Immigration Courts by Roque Planas: “They would spare a lot of people a lot of hurt if they would apply the law the way they’re supposed to,” says … Continue reading

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Boston NPR: GPS Is Everywhere, Is That A Good Thing?

Boston NPR: GPS Is Everywhere, Is That A Good Thing? Here and Now, “Jeremy Hobson talks with Greg Milner about some of the security concerns that have come up involving GPS.”

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I’m behind because of a jury trial this week

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Rolling Stone: Why America Can’t Quit the Drug War

Rolling Stone: Why America Can’t Quit the Drug War by Tim Dickinson: After 45 years, more than $1 trillion wasted, and the creation of the world’s largest prison system, America still lacks the political will to change its failed drug … Continue reading

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