Daily Archives: August 15, 2018

OH11: Specific and articulable facts, including bullet casings in front of house and bullet holes in house, supported an entry an hour later

“[T]he officers had a reasonable belief based on specific and articulable facts to search for injured people” based on bullet casings in the street and bullet holes in the house even when the waited an hour. They didn’t have to … Continue reading

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D.P.R.: The fact the police statements weren’t the same doesn’t mean there’s a Franks violation or no PC

The officer’s statement wasn’t inconsistent with the reports of others and didn’t support a Franks claim. It’s entirely possible that the reports of others were all true and merely reported different observations than the officers. Therefore, no Franks violation. United … Continue reading

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NJ: Dash cams videos not “records required to be kept” for FOIA but remanded for whether there is a common law right of access

Dash cam videos are not public records under the state open records law because they are not required by law to be kept. There might, however, be a common law right of access, and the case is remanded for a … Continue reading

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WaPo: L.A. begins body-scanning metro riders, with a promise of no ‘anatomical detail’

WaPo: L.A. begins body-scanning metro riders, with a promise of no ‘anatomical detail’ by Allyson Chiu:

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