Search and Seizure
TX Troopers Charged With Sexual Assault, Theft, After Roadside Cavity Search
Publicity has results
ACLU Suing San Francisco PD Over Alleged Illegal Search of Activist's Cellphone
Warrants are NOT optional
Cops Can't Continue Traffic Stops Without Cause, Says Utah Court
No endless fishing expeditions
DOJ Accused of Withholding Evidence in Swartz Case
Feds also accused of seizing evidence without a warrant.
Ninth Circuit Rules Government Agents Need Reasonable Suspicion to Search Laptops, Other Property at Border Checkpoints
No reasonable suspicion previously needed at border
OH Court OKs Breaking Down House Door Over Traffic Signal
Hot pursuit of a ... misdemeanor?
Supreme Court Told DNA Collection Should Require a Warrant
That's sensitive information, folks
Grandmother Sues After Grenade-Wielding SWAT Team Raids Her Home
Somebody else had used her WiFi to post Internet threats
WA Town Pays $100K Over Warrantless Home Raid
The guilty officers remain on the payroll
Courts Differ Over Police Stops For Burned-Out Taillights
But they tend to cut cops a lot of slack
Google Calls for Curbs on Government Data Grabs
Company gets dozens of demands for user info every day
Google Publishes Policy For Dealing With Government Data-Snooping
Basically, if you want anonymity, take care of it yourself
Twitter Surrenders Requested Data to Government Seven Times Out of Ten
More push-back than you might expect, really
Woman Sues Over Post-Flight Strip-Search
She was apparently targeted because the two men next to her headed to the bathroom at the same time
SD Court: High Beams Rate a Traffic Stop
Basically, you can get pulled over, just because
Supremes Hear Arguments Against Warrantless Blood Tests
The fact that this argument even has to be made ...
Text Message Privacy Depends on How It's Sent
Facebook messages have more legal protection than phone texts
FL Court: Cops Can't Pull Over a Car Just Because It's Been Repainted
The state provides no means of reporting you've changed your car's color
Cop Fired After College Student Releases Video of Illegal Search
Welcome to YouTube!
Warrant Requirement for Email Searches Stripped From Federal Legislation
Fighting snoopiness is an uphill battle
TX State Troopers Perform Illegal Body Cavity Searches Over Littering
When the women complained, police threatened them with retaliatory charges
Senate Poised To Renew Warrantless Spying Without Debate
Attempting to sneak it in under the radar
TSA Concedes To Allowing Outside Study of Body Scanners
If it's that tough for them, they could just stop using the things
Restrictions on Electronic Searches Approved by VT Supreme Court
Heads off fishing expeditions
Wyden Clears Way for Renewal of Warrantless Wiretapping
Long live the security state
Parents Sue over 10-Year-Old's School Strip Search
Forced to remove clothes in hunt for a dropped $20 bill
U.K. Parliament Committee Skeptical of Snooping Proposal
It would be a carte blanche to monitor communications
Court: Enforcing Motorcycle Helmet Laws With Roadblocks Is Fine
Cuz jamming up the road isn't hazardous at all
