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Justices Rule Against Police, Say GPS Surveillance Requires Search Warrant
Washington (CNN) — Police erred by not obtaining an extended search warrant before attaching a tracking device to a drug suspect’s car, the Supreme Court said in a unanimous ruling Monday.
A majority of justices said that secretly...
Judge: Order to Decrypt Laptop Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment
A Colorado judge this week ordered a woman to decrypt her laptop so that law enforcement officials could use the information against her in a pending fraud case.
“I find and conclude that the Fifth Amendment is not implicated by requiring...
Obama Sued Over Indefinite Detention and Torture of Americans Act
In the past, journalist Chris Hedges has worked for NPR, The New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor. In his latest endeavor, however, he is teaming up with an unlikely pair: a couple of attorneys that will help him take on the president.
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Senate Endorses Citizen’s Right To Defend Themselves Against Rogue Cops
An Indiana Senate committee has endorsed a proposal giving state residents limited rights to resist police officers trying to enter their homes.
The senate’s criminal code committee voted 8-0 Tuesday to back the bill that follows a public...
Sloppy service has legal consequences
Opening a door to a potential defense that apparently has largely or entirely gone unnoticed in mortgage foreclosure cases, a New York judge last month overturned a bank judgment because a process server didn’t keep records required by...
TSA screenings aren’t just for airports anymore
TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country.
“We are not the Airport Security Administration,” said Ray Dineen, the...
National mayors group targets illegal online gun sales
WASHINGTON – The gun buyer was eager to make a purchase, and the online seller was willing to help him out, even if it meant breaking the law.
“I’m pretty sure if somebody said, ‘I can’t pass a background check,’...
Eliminate Licensing? Hoosiers may get a good look at just what less government means.
Hair stylists are among several classes of professions that a state panel has recommended Indiana stop licensing. The Regulated Occupations Evaluation Committee says consumers can find qualified stylists through “the standard practice of trial...
NYC private investigators find US online sellers offer guns despite background check warning
NEW YORK – A city investigation caught online gun sellers around the country illegally handing over assault weapons to people who said they couldn’t pass a background check, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday, just days after...
Private investigator takes case to state’s highest court, attacks vexing Missouri law
COLUMBIA – The chain of events that led to Ricky Gurley being seated quietly in the back row at a hearing of the Supreme Court of Missouri on Nov. 9 as his lawyer presented a First Amendment case in front of seven judges has caused the...
