Daily Archives: June 24, 2021

CA4 (en banc 8-7): Baltimore’s aerial surveillance program is a “search” under Carpenter

The Baltimore Police Department’s aerial surveillance program is a search under Carpenter because of the detail it provides and the viewers of the information can go back in time. Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department, 2021 U.S. … Continue reading

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TX: Once hotel moves to evict a renter, any REP in the room ceases

“Appellant’s expectation of privacy in the hotel room was extinguished once the hotel staff took affirmative steps to evict him on suspicion that he was using illegal drugs in his room in violation of hotel policy. Thus, the police officers’ … Continue reading

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E.D.Cal.: SW for single family dwelling valid even if there’s a renter living inside

A search warrant for what’s ostensibly a single family dwelling is sufficient to search the entire building, despite the fact that it turned out that there was a renter in one room. The good faith exception applies, too. United States … Continue reading

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MT: No REP in text message sent to a LEO

There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages defendant sent to an undercover federal officer posing as a prostitute, despite Montana’s enhanced right of privacy under its state constitution. State v. Staker, 2021 MT 151, 2021 Mont. LEXIS … Continue reading

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techdirt: Kansas Court Rejects Government’s ‘Reverse Warrant,’ Sets Ground Rules For Future Requests

techdirt: Kansas Court Rejects Government’s ‘Reverse Warrant,’ Sets Ground Rules For Future Requests by Tim Cushing linking to this post from June 14.

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