Bret Cohen writes: On January 19, the Supreme Court decided NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA contractors alleging that questions asked by the federal agency in a background check violated their constitutional right to information privacy — i.e., a constitutional privacy interest in the government “avoiding the disclosure of personal matters” recognized in a pair of…
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Police Obtain Warrant to Search “All Persons” Who Enter Apartment Parking Lot Where Drug Selling Commonly Occurs
Orin Kerr writes: In Sarasota, Florida, a vacant lot next to an apartment building has become a vibrant open-air drug market. The police are having trouble cleaning it up. So the police tried something they had never tried before: The applied for, and obtained, a warrant to search “all persons” who parked or set foot in…
Judge rules parts of Jessica’s Law may not be enforceable
Dana Littlefield reports: A San Diego judge ruled Friday that a provision of state law that bars registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of parks and schools infringes upon the offenders’ constitutional rights and may not be enforceable. In a 38-page decision, Superior Court Judge Michael Wellington determined that a portion of Jessica’s…
Judge expands access to Virginians’ voting records
Bill Sizemore reports: A Richmond judge has ruled that a state law restricting the release of information about Virginians’ personal voting histories is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Melvin Hughes’ decision last week is a victory for the Know Campaign, a nonprofit organization that sued the State Board of Elections over its refusal to give the group…