Daily Archives: December 30, 2022

Cal.: Officer spotlighting a parked car and then approaching isn’t necessarily a seizure

“A sheriff’s deputy patrolling after dark saw three people sitting in a legally parked car in a residential neighborhood, smoking something. He pulled up behind the car, illuminated it with a spotlight, and approached on foot. We granted review to … Continue reading

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NYT: Their Flights Canceled, Southwest Travelers Were Threatened With Arrest by

NYT: Their Flights Canceled, Southwest Travelers Were Threatened With Arrest by Michael Levinson (“A police officer at Nashville International Airport told travelers whose Southwest flights had been canceled that they would be arrested for trespassing if they did not leave … Continue reading

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WI: REP in Cloud storage of data from warrantless search

A public employee’s Dropbox account was searched without a warrant by seeking to enter by his user name and changing the password. There is a reasonable expectation of privacy in Cloud storage of digital data when one does not share … Continue reading

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OR: Computer hard drive with contraband could be destroyed with guilty plea

By defendant’s plea to a sex and child porn offense, the state could destroy the computer hard drives where the contraband was found. The seizure was in 2003, and the trial was 2017. State v. Forker, 323 Or. App. 323 … Continue reading

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CA9: 4A requires no less intrusive measures for inventory

The officers impounding defendant’s vehicle weren’t constitutionally required to allow him to contact others to take possession of the vehicle for him. United States v. Anderson, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 35865 (9th Cir. Dec. 29, 2022). See Metropolitan News-Enterprise Three … Continue reading

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WaPo: Lawsuit alleges D.C. Housing’s cameras could ‘capture intimate details’

[I don’t normally bother to mention lawsuits until resolved, but SCOTUS is considering a pole camera case for conference in the next month or so.] WaPo: Lawsuit alleges D.C. Housing’s cameras could ‘capture intimate details’ by Justin Wm. Moyer:

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