An op-ed by Brandon Garrett of the University of Virginia School of Law begins: In a decision on February 23, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Haskell v. Harris, found that an expansion of the California DNA databank to include DNA taken not just from convicted felons, but from all people arrested…
Category: Laws
Sweden to outlaw pics taken by Peeping Toms
I’m somewhat surprised they don’t have a law already, but it sounds like Sweden is considering a proposed law to punish Peeping Tom pictures with jail time. Read more on The Local.
Can Magistrate Judges Rule on How the Fourth Amendment Applies to the Execution of a Court Order At the Time of the Application?
Orin Kerr writes: Last week, I filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit on a very important question in high-tech crime investigations. As far as I know, the issue is a matter of first impression in any court. Here’s the question: When privacy statutes require the government to obtain a court order before collecting records or…
Ie: Self-service search warrants after Damache v. DPP
TJ McIntyre writes: A peculiar feature of Irish law for many outside observers is the fact that search warrants are treated as being an executive rather than judicial function (PDF, ch.4). As a result a number of statutes give police the power to themselves issue such warrants on a “self-service” basis. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Damache v….