Government Spying Out of Control
The President and the leadership of both political parties have abandoned their oaths to uphold the Constitution.
Fourth Amendment
College Cop Fired After Barging into College Dorm Without Warrant
Let's see if it sticks before we celebrate
The Feds Want To Spy On Everything
Government snoops are interested in reading more than just your email.
Senate Panel Approves Email Warrant Bill
Would require judge to sign off on accessing people's private correspondence
Court OKs Undercover Warrantless Home Video Surveillance
Be careful who you let into your house
The Fine Print in the Government's Privacy Policy
How technology and misguided legal reasoning have made your life an open e-book
Leahy Promises To Keep Warrantless Email Access Out of Bill
He got caught and knows we're watching
Despite Court Decision, Feds Plant GPS Devices Without Warrants
They argue that monitoring them is different than installing them
Leahy Drops Surveillance Proposal
The senator took heavy fire from civil liberties groups
The Petraeus Affair, the Police, and Your Privacy
Time to rein in invasive police email snooping.
Sen. Leahy's Office Says Warrantless Searches Won't Be in Tech Bill
Draft of bill circulating that would allow regulatory access to private electronic correspondence not under consideration
Bill Intended to Secure Email Privacy Now Does the Exact Opposite (Updated: Leahy Responds)
Sen. Patrick Leahy folds to the Justice Department
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
