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As Scott Ealy drove down the interstate, a sign caught his eye: “Police Drug Checkpoint Ahead.” Scott took a photo of the sign. Such a checkpoint would be unlawful. But what if the sign was just a ruse to get drivers to exit the interstate? According to the Effingham Daily News (h/t: ...
D.C. Circuit Decision Ratchets Up the Risk for Employers Who Use Location Tracking
Employers are increasingly tracking their employees’ whereabouts as smartphones, laptops, and vehicles equipped with location-tracing technology become ever more prevalent. Statutes restricting the use of location-tracking devices typically do not impinge upon such tracking because the...
Fourth Amendment at the borders? Forget It
When a foreign cargo vessel enters this country, may the cabins of its crew members be searched for contraband without reasonable suspicion? On April 16, 2008, the MV RIO MIAMI, a foreign cargo ship, docked at the Antillean Marine inside Miami, Florida after traveling from the Dominican Republic....
City's Search Of Text Messages Was Reasonable Despite Employee's Expectation Of Privacy
City of Ontario v. Quon, 560 U.S. ___, 2010 WL 2400087 (2010) The City of Ontario’s Computer Usage, Internet and E-mail Policy provides that use of the city’s computers and other electronic equipment, networks, etc., is limited to city-related business, that access is not...
Idaho Parents File Suit, Seek Damages For 8-Year Old Autistic Student's Arrest
Parents Spring and Charles Towry have filed suit, on behalf of themselves and their daughter, against the Kootenai Elementary School, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84, and Bonner County Sheriff’s Department, alleging nine separate causes of action arising out of their 8 year-old...