Bill Intended to Secure Email Privacy Now Does the Exact Opposite (Updated: Leahy Responds)
Sen. Patrick Leahy folds to the Justice Department
Fourth Amendment
FBI Shoots Up House of Unarmed People
An FBI SWAT team stormed a family home in District Heights, Maryland, yesterday at 6 a.m.
Archaic Federal Law Made Petraeus's Emails Fair Game
He would have been better-protected with snail mail
Complications Abound in Rules Governing FBI Email Surveillance
But the feds interpret them scrupulously, of course
Court Will Decide on Miranda Rights for Students
You have the right to clean that funky smell out of your locker ...
ACLU: GPS Tracking Should Require a Warrant
Cops are just using them for the hell of it, now. Really.
What the Petraeus Investigation Tells Us About Online Surveillance
With regards to the David Petraeus scandal, as you dig through the very human details of a powerful man's dalliance with an attractive woman, an important question should occur to anybody with more than a National Enquirer-level interest in the matter.
Why Was the FBI Doing the Investigation that Led to the Petraeus Affair Anyway?
The Wall Street Journal notes a possibly inappropriately close relationship between the woman whose complaints of harassing emails began the investigation that led to Petraeus' career-ending affair and the FBI agent doing the investigating.
Chicago City Hall Illegally Recorded Conversations With Reporters
That would be a felony in Illinois
Supreme Court to Hear DNA Privacy Case
Can police take samples of anybody arrested for a crime?
Supreme Court Takes on Drug-Sniffing Dogs
A cop with an accommodating canine can search whatever he wants.
Feds Upset That Telecoms Resist Surveillance Efforts
You have to wonder if John Galt his own self has taken the helm at the Telecommunications Industry Association.
SCOTUS Considers Whether Drug Dogs on the Doorstep Are Trespassers
Is probable cause required to bring them onto private property?
Court Arguments Reveal How Wiretapping Works Under FISA
"Extraordinarily wide-reaching power," says Justice Kennedy
Judge Rules Fourth Amendment Doesn't Prevent Police From Installing Surveillance Cameras on Private Property
2+2 equals whatever the hell they want it to
SCOTUS Considers When Dogs Can Authorize Searches
Tomorrow the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two Florida cases that cast doubt on the routine use of drug-sniffing dogs to generate probable cause for searches.
Federal Government Normalizes Pervasive Surveillance
And if you don't like it, they already know
Supreme Court Seems Inclined To Let Wiretapping Suit Proceed
Very skeptical of government arguments
Supreme Court Hears Wiretapping Arguments
What is this "Fourth Amendment" of which you speak?
Supreme Court To Hear Warrantless Wiretapping Case
Will decide whether Americans are even allowed to challenge the practice
Feds Opposed On Efforts to Secretly Obtain Twitter-Users Details
The government doesn't want you to know it wants your info
Rather Than Restrict Warrantless Wiretapping, Obama Just Claims To Have Done So
Called out by Jon Stewart, he fibbed
Little-Known Device Raises Big Fourth Amendment Implications
"Stingray" tracks all the mobile devices on a given network in an area
Texas Pet Breeders Fight Inspection Laws
Regulations allow officials to inspect homes without warrants
Meet the Guys Calling Out Police's Super-Sniffing Skills
Science leading to skepticism over officers' ability to smell pot whenever they need an excuse to search
Ability of Cops to Smell Marijuana Challenged
Believe it or not, there is an expert on the matter
Gov. Brown Vetoes Location-Privacy Bill
Measure would have required a warrant to access your whereabouts
ACLU Requests Phone-Tracking Records, Gets So Much More
The surveillance state is everywhere
TSA Drill Instills Fear in Passengers at Phoenix Airport
Cell phone video brought light to a practice the TSA's been following for years
Court Told Feds Should Get Warrants for Cell Phone Records
Oh, that quaint Fourth Amendment
A Third of Americans Worry About Police Getting Drones
Unfortunately, even more Americans are just fine with it
Huge Increase in US Warrantless Electronic Surveillance
New documents released after months of litigation
Supreme Court to Take on Forced Blood Tests For Suspected DUIs
Will determine if warrants are required first
Circuit Court Critical of California DNA-Gathering Law
Allows police to demand samples of anybody arrested for a felony
Public Officials Become Protective of Privacy When Under Scrutiny
Even the biggest snoops don't like it when you turn the tables on them
ACLU Challenges Wiretapping Law
Having kept its targets secret, the feds claim the plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the law
