Orin Kerr writes: I blogged a lot about this topic a few years ago when the Boucher case was pending; although an appeal was filed in that case in the First Circuit, the appeal was dropped so the appellate court never decided it. In any event, several readers point me to a new decision on the topic, United States…
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Drive-by Gun Scans Prompt Privacy Questions
Chris Obfer reports: Police in New York City are trying to develop something like x-ray vision, raising questions about the legal expectation for privacy in public places. The NYPD recently announced that it’s working on a mobile scanner designed to detect concealed weapons on people from up to 75 feet away. The department won’t say…
No-warrant search by Burbank police justified, U.S. Supreme Court rules
Burbank police officers investigating a rumor that a truant teenager was planning to “shoot up” Bellarmine-Jefferson High School five years ago were justified in invading the student’s family home without a warrant because of concerns that violence was imminent, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The unanimous, unsigned decision by the high court served as…
ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will testify today before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee opposing Senate Bill 268. The legislation will expand the government’s ability to take DNA samples from felony arrestees by allowing the state retroactively to seize genetic information from past arrestees and those charged with a felony but not arrested….