One of my favorite deep thinkers, Yogi Berra, once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you may wind up someplace else.” With that in mind, I recommend reading Orin Kerr’s commentary on the history of civil damages for violations of search and seizure protections. If, like me, you are not a lawyer nor…
Category: U.S.
IL: Privacy Alarm at ‘Smart’ Electric Meters
Jack Bouboushian reports: A nonprofit group claims Naperville is rushing to install “smart” meters that wirelessly broadcast information about consumers’ electricity use despite privacy concerns – and is not offering residents a viable alternative. Naperville Smart Meter Awareness sued the City of Naperville in Federal Court. Naperville, pop. 145,000, 28 miles west of Chicago, is…
CA: School Counselor Need Not Tell Parent of Child’s Pregnancy
Kenneth Ofgan reports: A school counselor may inform a parent or principal that a student is pregnant or has had an abortion, in order to prevent a clear and present health or safety danger, but is not required to do so and cannot be held liable for not doing so, California Attorney General Kamala D….
U.S. Supreme Court Asked To Decide Whether Florida Police K-9 Violates Constitution
Curt Anderson reports: Franky the drug dog’s super-sensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police K-9’s sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs, or is the sniff itself an unconstitutional search? Florida’s highest state court…