Over on FourthAmendment.com, John Wesley Hall, Jr. has a commentary on the use of automotive “black boxes” and under what conditions the government can use them as evidence. The commentary seems inspired by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposal to require black boxes in all cars. John writes, in part: What about the privacy…
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Oregon Supreme Court ruling generates concerns over privacy rights
Rachel Cheeseman reports: The Oregon State Supreme Court ruled that a warrantless search by police officers of two bags left in a hotel room did not violate the privacy rights of Sheena Brown under the Oregon or the United States Constitutions. Deputy public defender, Dave Ferry, defended Brown in the case arguing that the evidence…
U.S. lawmakers target pre-paid cellphone anonymity
AFP reports: U.S. lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday to enable law enforcement to identify users of pre-paid cell phones, charging that anonymity makes the devices attractive to terrorists, drug kingpins and gangs. The legislation would require buyers of pre-paid cell phones to show identification when they purchase them and mandate that telephone companies keep the…
MD: Debate Sparks Over Video Recording Of Arrests
This issue has been covered on PogoWasRight.org in the past, but nothing has yet changed. WJZ reports: Several Marylanders face felony charges for recording their arrests on camera, and others have been intimidated to shut their cameras off. That’s touched off a legal controversy. […] Video of another arrest at the Preakness quickly made its…