The 'Crime' of Having a Hidden Compartment in Your Car
In drug cases, hidden compartment laws give prosecutors one more charge to pile onto the same offense, and contain scant protections for law-abiding folk.
Search and Seizure
Obama's Privacy Epiphany
Why it's hard to believe the president is serious about surveillance reform
New York Customs Destroys Canadian Man's Flutes
Called the bamboo instruments "agricultural products"
Court Hearing Raises Questions About Bust For Secret Car Compartment
How was a guy from Georgia supposed to know that empty space is illegal in Ohio?
Yes, a Man in Ohio Is Facing Prison Time Entirely for Having a Secret Car Compartment
Norman Gurley faces up to 18 months if convicted
Second Case of Man Anally Probed Following Traffic Stop Uncovered
No consent or search warrant
Feds Confiscate Reporter's Files in Raid
Raid was on a completely unrelated matter about firearms
Court Seizes Computer of Developer Who Says He 'Likes Hacking'
Involved in an intellectual property dispute with former lawyer
How Government Violates the Fourth Amendment Rights of Renters
A case of constitutional abuse from Rochester, New York.
When Cops Don't Need a Warrant To Crash Through Your Door
"Exigent circumstances" provide a multi-purpose end-run around the Fourth Amendment
LA Motels Fight Warrantless Searches of Registration Records
Required to provide host of information to police about guests whenever asked
Women Receive Settlement for Roadside Body Cavity Search
The offending cops actually face criminal charges
Feds Used Secret Search Warrant To Get WikiLeaks Activist's Email
Not-so-open government
4 Ways the Fourth Amendment's Already Being Pummeled in a Non-Top Secret Way
The government will always insist it's acting within the law.
DHS Using 'Intuition and Hunch' as Border Gadget Search Guidelines
That's probably a diplomatic way of saying "profiling"
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
Dotcom Wins Access to Seized Property from Megaupload Raid
New Zealand court rules warrants used to search his home were illegal
Feds Continue Push for Easier Interception of Communications
Because they're not snoopy enough now
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?
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?
Justice Department Secretly Nabbed Associated Press Phone Records
Oh, that's not disturbing at all
