Skip navigation

Search

442 results
Page 10 of 23. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ... 19 20 21 22 23 | Next »

Article • September 16, 2019 • from CLN October, 2019
Tracking Phones: Google as a Dragnet for the Police by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The Google Sensorvault database has been used by law enforcement agencies on multiple occasions to obtain what are being called “geofence” warrants, which specify an area and period of time and require Google to provide …
Article • August 21, 2019 • from CLN September, 2019
Private Companies Use DNA Profiles to Snitch on Customers and Their Families by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Most DNA testing companies will not provide customer data to law enforcement unless there is a lawful court order. But FamilyTreeDNA distinguishes itself by not just permitting police to access its consumer …
Article • August 21, 2019 • from CLN September, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Drug Testing
Colorado Supreme Court Announces Sniff by Drug Dog Trained to Detect Marijuana Now Constitutes a ‘Search’ Requiring Probable Cause by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Now that marijuana is legal in several states, does a sniff by a drug dog trained to detect marijuana (and other drugs) constitute a “search,” …
Article • August 21, 2019 • from CLN September, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Search warrants
Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Judge Lacks Authority to Sign Search Warrant for Property Outside Court’s Jurisdiction by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed the tossing of evidence against nearly 100 defendants, after the Court agreed with the lower courts and held that a judge cannot …
Article • August 19, 2019 • from CLN September, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches
Seventh Circuit: Woman Answering Door of Suspect’s Residence Wearing Bathrobe Does Not Constitute Apparent Authority to Consent to Search by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit asked itself an interesting question, viz.: “Is it reasonable for officers to assume that a woman …
Article • August 8, 2019
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples
Law Enforcement Access To Consumer Genetics Needs to Be Closed by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The United States. is well on the way to establishing a de facto national database, according to an article presented by Future Tense — a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University — …
Article • July 30, 2019
Scientific Experts Urge Forensic Experts to Be More Objective by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Scientific experts have long relied on objectivity to reach conclusions—the ability to prove repeatedly the outcome of an analysis no matter who’s doing the analysis. Forensics experts, on the other hand, have long relied on …
Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Filed under: Searches
Report: Google Can Track You Even When Your Phone’s Off by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso  An article recently published on TheAntiMedia.com highlights various ways the U.S. government and corporations track one’s everyday movements through his or her cellphone and singles out Google’s Sensorvault project for scrutiny.  Between the revelations …
Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
$1 Million Settlement for NYC Crime Lab Tech Who Blew Whistle on Use of Untested DNA Tests for Decades by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Television crime dramas like Bones and CSI that depict sterile, efficient crime labs seem to be little more than good art imitating bad life as …
Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Ninth Circuit: Running From Police Alone Doesn’t Give Rise to Reasonable Suspicion Justifying Stop and Frisk by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that running from police, by itself, does not provide reasonable suspicion to justify stopping and frisking the person. …
Article • July 16, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police, Traffic stop
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Consent to Search Does Not Include K-9 Sniff When No K-9 Present When Consent Given and Wait 40 Minutes for Its Arrival by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a search in connection with …
Article • July 16, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples
‘DNA Mixtures,’ ‘Touch DNA,’ and Software-Enhanced Forensic DNA Analysis by Michael Berk by Michael Berk The premise that a DNA “match” conclusively overrides nearly all other evidence in a criminal case has become a deep-seated one over the 35 years since the inception of DNA profiling. Often, though, such views …
Article • July 16, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Sixth Circuit Holds Chalking Car Tires for Parking Enforcement Constitutes a Search Under Fourth Amendment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that chalking the tires of parked vehicles to gather information about whether they have committed a parking violation constitutes …
Article • July 16, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Consent to Search Does Not Attenuate Seized Evidence From Taint of Illegal Search of CSLI by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts suppressed illegally obtained CSLI, ruling that the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden under the Fourth Amendment of proving …
Article • June 22, 2019
Unanimous Vermont Supreme Court Finds State Liable for Discriminatory Search and Seizure by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Vermont issued a 51-page unanimous decision holding that, under Article 11 of the Vermont Constitution, law enforcement is liable for discriminatory searches and seizures. On …
Article • June 20, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police, Traffic stop
Supreme Court Declines Deciding Whether Parking Violation Justifies Seizure of Vehicle by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Seventh Circuit decision permitting the seizure of a parked vehicle for a parking violation, permitting evidence developed during the seizure to be used against …
Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019
Police Want Unfettered Access to Consumer DNA Databases by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Law enforcement agencies across the nation are moving toward adopting more genetic genealogy investigative techniques and training from genealogy experts apparently without first considering the implications such practices have on civil rights or any potential abuses. …
Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019
Filed under: Searches
Fourth Circuit Tosses Evidence Discovered by Illegal GPS Tracker by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A GPS tracker illegally placed on a car by a Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (“MDENT”) agent was a “flagrant” constitutional violation that requires exclusion of the evidence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …
Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police
Washington Supreme Court Rules Attenuation Doctrine Inapplicable Where Police Illegally Seize Person Followed by Ferrier Warnings and Consent to Search, Evidence Must Be Suppressed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Washington held that the federal attenuation doctrine is not incompatible with the exclusionary rule of article …
Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019
Oregon Supreme Court: State Constitution Requires Warrant to Specify When Internet Searches Occurred by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon ruled that the Oregon Constitution requires that a warrant to seize and search a computer (and other digital devices) identify the information to be searched for, …
Page 10 of 23. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ... 19 20 21 22 23 | Next »