Josh Wolford reports: State lawmakers all across the country busy at work crafting ridiculous, head-spinning laws can take the day off. There is no way they can top this. A new bill proposed in the Illinois State Senate looks to completely wipe out any form of anonymity on the internet by requiring that the operators…
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University of Iowa gives private student data to Johnson sheriff
Mind-boggling. While many schools improperly use FERPA to withhold information, at least one university is just handing information without ensuring that it has signed waivers or consent to do so. Clark Kauffman reports: The University of Iowa has been quietly sharing federally protected student information with Johnson County law enforcement officials who handle gun permit…
Supreme Court allows drug-sniffing dog’s signal to support probable cause – Florida v. Harris
Orin Kerr writes: The Supreme Court decided Florida v. Harris today, the Fourth Amendment case on when a drug-sniffing dog’s alert constitutes probable cause. In a 9-0 decision by Justice Kagan, the Supreme Court overturned the Florida Supreme Court standard that had required production of records of the dog’s reliability in the field in order to determine…
Lawmakers file bill to limit US drones, citing privacy concerns
Keith Lang reports: A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is introducing legislation to limit the domestic use of drones, which is being examined now by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “It doesn’t take a constitutional law professor to see why legislation is needed to protect the rights of the American people,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), the…