Daily Archives: September 6, 2019

Time: Justice Neil Gorsuch: Why Originalism Is the Best Approach to the Constitution

Time: Justice Neil Gorsuch: Why Originalism Is the Best Approach to the Constitution

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WaPo: Sen. Markey seeks answers from Ring on doorbell-camera police network

WaPo: Sen. Markey seeks answers from Ring on doorbell-camera police network https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/05/sen-markey-seeks-answers-ring-doorbell-camera-police-network/ Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is seeking answers from the doorbell-camera firm Ring about its hundreds of video-sharing partnerships with U.S. police agencies, citing ‘serious privacy and civil … Continue reading

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The Appeal: ‘No Knock’ Warrants Spur Wave of Civil Rights Lawsuits in Little Rock

The Appeal: ‘No Knock’ Warrants Spur Wave of Civil Rights Lawsuits in Little Rock by Joshua Vaughan: “Police are accused of lying to obtain the warrants to conduct military-style raids on the homes of poor people and people of color.”

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CA2: RS of stolen car not immediately dispelled by computer check

Officers had unusual facts during their stop of defendant that supported reasonable suspicion the vehicle might be stolen. Even a computer check didn’t completely dispel reasonable suspicion, so brief continuation of the stop was proper. United States v. Wallace, 2019 … Continue reading

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S.D.W.Va.: The single question “Is there anything illegal in the car” doesn’t unlawfully extend the stop

“Even assuming here that the single question, whether there is anything illegal in the car, was not related to the mission of the traffic stop, the question did not violate the Fourth Amendment because it did not lengthen the traffic … Continue reading

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E.D.Mich.: Affidavit for SW was “bare bones” so no GFE; Brandeis quoted

The affidavit for the search warrant for defendant’s home proved to be “bare bones” and showed no probable cause or nexus to crime whatsoever. Accordingly, the good faith exception doesn’t even apply. The court cites Brandeis’s 1928 Olmstead dissent. United … Continue reading

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CA10: No occupant having a DL justified extending the stop

Defendant was a passenger detained with the driver. Nobody had a DL, and that reasonably caused the extension of the stop. His argument reasonable suspicion didn’t extend to him “cannot support Gurule’s theory that he was unlawfully detained as a … Continue reading

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