The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Kentucky v. King. The transcript of the argument can be found on the Supreme Court’s site. For those not familiar with this Fourth Amendment case, the question before the court, as summarized by SCOTUSblog, is “Under what circumstances can lawful police action impermissibly ”create” exigent circumstances that…
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Court Grants Government Motion in EPIC Body Scanner FOIA Lawsuit
From EPIC.org: A federal district court has granted the Department of Homeland Security’s motion to conclude one of EPIC’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. EPIC was seeking more than 2,000 images generated by airport body scanners held by the TSA. The DHS objected to the disclosure and the court sided with the government. The court relied on a…
CCLA to Intervene to Protect Political Speech and Internet Anonymity
From the Canadian Civil Liberties Association: On January 13, 2010, CCLA will intervene in a motion in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to ensure that freedom of speech on the Internet is given broad protection. The motion, brought by the former mayor of the municipality of Aurora, seeks information that would reveal identifying information about…
PA: Pilot Program Uses GPS Technology To Track Sex Offenders
KDKA in Pennsylvania reports: More than 1,100 registered sex offenders live and work in Allegheny County and 43 of them are now wearing monitoring devices as a condition of their parole. District Attorney Stephen Zappala blames the nature of the crime for the need to better track these offenders. “Because the psychology of the crime…