Bill Kaczor of Associated Press reports: Citing a lack of state standards for drug-sniffing dogs, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out evidence a canine detected against a Panhandle man. It was one of two warrantless search and seizure cases the justices decided Thursday. Both set new guidelines for such cases. While the 5-1…
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Pointer: Recent cases, from the Harvard Law Review
In Harvard Law Review (Volume 124 · April 2011 · Number 6): Third Circuit Allows Government to Acquire Cell Phone Data Without Probable Cause. — In re The Application of the United States for an Order Directing a Provider of Electronic Communication Service to Disclose Records to the Government, 620 F.3d 304 (3d Cir. 2010).
Pilots’ lawsuit against TSA and DHS amended
Jeremy Polofsky reports that pilots Michael Roberts and Ann Poe have amended their lawsuit against DHS and TSA over the whole body imaging (WBI) and enhanced pat-down techniques: Two U.S. commercial airline pilots complained in a lawsuit on Friday that new screening procedures for flight crews — scaled back after complaints by pilots — were…
Tanning salon owner charged with taping customers
Dori Olmos reports: Police in Malden, Missouri say there could be hundreds of victims, many of them underage, who were spied on by a southeast Missouri tanning salon owner. Joseph Layland faces 10 charges of possessing child pornography and invasion of privacy. Police say Layland set up a hidden video camera at his tanning business….