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…
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AP reports White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance
The Associated Press is reporting that millions of dollars in White House money has helped pay for New York Police Department programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance. The money is part of a little-known grant intended to help law enforcement fight drug crimes. Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the…
On the Colloquy: The Fourth Amendment and Airport Screening Issues
From the Northwestern University Law Review: The online companion to the Northwestern University Law Review is proud to feature companion essays on the Fourth Amendment and newly invasive airport screening methods. In Revisiting “Special Needs” Theory Via Airport Searches, Professor Alexander Reinert examines the controversy surrounding the Travel Security Administration’s new airport search regime by reference to the Fourth…
Release of U. of I. information now in hands of U.S. appeals court
A federal appeals court is weighing whether the University of Illinois should be forced to release information about applicants who got preferential treatment through a now-defunct secret admissions system. The dispute, pending before the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, stems from the Tribune’s 2009 “Clout Goes to College” series, which exposed the separate admissions…