The City of Richmond is investigating allegations a city staffer breached city privacy policies. A Richmond woman, who does not want to be identified, said she was shocked when the grandmother of a girl who stays with her family each summer showed up at a local swimming pool where the girl and the woman’s own…
Category: Govt
Fourth Amendment rights end at the water’s edge
FourthAmendment.com has posted an excerpt from the court’s order on motions to dismiss (pdf) in Ibrahim v. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., a case that involved an alien being detained and searched after erroneously being placed on the no-fly list. The court held that although an alien’s rights are constitutionally protected while they are on U.S….
Different ID card for Irish nationals
People in Northern Ireland who identify themselves as Irish will receive a different ID card to those who identify themselves as British. Following the unveiling of the ID card’s design, it has been revealed that the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) must respect identity rights under the Belfast Agreement and issue a separate ID card…
Army spying on anti-war group could violate federal law
A Yale Law School faculty member and military law expert said he is disturbed by allegations that Fort Lewis employed a civilian who spied on an Olympia-based anti-war organization. Eugene R. Fidell, a former judge advocate for the Coast Guard and the president of the National Institute of Military Justice, said such a practice appeared…