Fourth Amendment
Antonin Scalia, Bleeding-Heart Liberal
A Fourth Amendment case shows once again that the justice does not live up to his authoritarian reputation.
Oregon Court: Jesus Malverde Medallion Doesn't Justify Car Search
The medallion is often associated with Mexican drug dealers
Bypassing Feds, States Require Warrants for Electronic Searches
Time for D.C. to get with the program
Supreme Court Allows Police to Collect DNA Samples from Arrestees
Scalia dissents, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan.
Obama's War on the Constitution
The president, who first campaigned on a claim to constitutional expertise, is now the document's biggest threat.
Feds Continue Push for Easier Interception of Communications
Because they're not snoopy enough now
Lawmakers Want Court Approval Before DOJ Spies on Journalists
Which might marginally improve the situation
Court: Warrant Needed for Drug-Dog Search of Vehicle
A little Fourth Amendment protection for the road
Holder Concedes That Warrants Should Be Required To Access Email
Feeling a little pressure, Eric?
Holder Supports Requiring Warrants to Access Emails
Presumably with plenty of abuseable exceptions
DOJ Surveillance of AP Phones Part of an Unprecedented Crackdown on News Leaks
Transparently control-freaky
Holder Says He Recused Himself from Leak Investigation That Led to AP Snooping
It wasn't me! It was the Deputy AG!
President Believes in 'Unfettered' Press, But With 'Balance,' Says Press Secretary
Which wouldn't seem all that "unfettered"
Holder at Center of Concerns Over Government Snooping on AP
Architect of the growing security state?
DOJ Secretly Snagged AP Journalists' Telephone Records
Is there a rule of threes for scandals?
Justice Department Secretly Nabbed Associated Press Phone Records
Oh, that's not disturbing at all
Fourth Amendment Takes a Back Seat Under Obama
Civil liberties, now despised by both major parties
Sen. Udall Wants DOJ To Get Warrants Before Snooping Email
Fourth Amendment, remember?
Police Wanting iPhones Decrypted Must Join Apple Waiting List
That's some good encryption, but Cupertino can get bypass it for the cops
Stop and Frisk an 'Abject Failure,' Says NYC Councilman
Accuses officials of ever-shifting rationales for the practice
Justice Department: Warrants Not Needed To Intercept Online Communications
All your email are belong to us
Officer Faces Lawsuit Over Warrantless Entry and Arrest
That's B&E and battery to you and me
All Snooping Requests Approved by Spy Court in 2012
Clearly, an effective barrier to excessive nosiness
Obama Continues His War on the Fourth Amendment
White House wants legislation enacted that will punish Internet service providers who fail to cooperate with FBI requests and court orders.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Was Reportedly Repeatedly Denied Lawyer
That's not how "public safety exception" works
Feds Want To Fine Companies That Resist Eavesdropping Orders
The Empire will crush the resistance
Modesto Pays $120K After Officers Trespassed, Refused To Leave Home
What is this "warrant" of which you speak?
A Triumph of Privacy Over Unwarranted Police Prying
Bill extending Fourth Amendment to all electronic documents goes to the Senate for a vote.
Full Senate To Consider Bill Requiring Warrants for Email
A little love for the Fourth Amendment
