How Cops Became Baby Burners
The horrifying collateral damage inflicted by the war on drugs
Search and Seizure
Verizon Reveals More About Federal Spying on Customers
In 2013, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ordered Verizon to surrender data for thousands of customers.
Zero Tolerance Teaches Students Important Lessons About Authority: Don't Share Information, Don't Consent to Searches
Suspended for honest mistakes and good faith efforts
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.
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
