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Can the police attach a GPS tracking device to your car without your knowledge and without a warrant? A U.S. Court of Appeals said no and overturned a conviction on that ruling. But many others, including federal prosecutors and the Obama Administration, say yes. The Supreme Court will have the final say in their upcoming [...]
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In an attempt to stop all drunk driving, a new bill in Congress would fund development of alcohol detecting sensors in vehicles, to be required in all new vehicles. Congressman Heath Shuler (R-NC) has introduced legislation that would authorize funding for the ROADS SAFE Act, which stands for Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related [...]
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A bill to provide research funding to develop passive alcohol detectors as standard equipment for all new vehicles is moving forward with 9 co-sponsors in the US Senate.
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Do you think you can enjoy some anonymity as you surf the web? Do you believe you should be afforded privacy in the context of your emails or chats? Well it seems that if some on Capitol Hill get their way, all Internet traffic and content could be tracked under a federal law, all in [...]
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There was an article in the Washington Post about technology being developed to passively detect alcohol consumption, to be installed in all new vehicles. Any system that can stop drunk driving before it happens is worth discussing, both pros and cons. Any such technology always comes down to a public safety vs. civil liberties trade-off. Is [...]
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces will hear a case where the evidence provided in the defendants urine is being contested under the Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment.
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A Superior Court judge in California ruled that evidence supplied by red light cameras to issue traffic citations is inadmissible as hearsay under the Constitution.
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There’s no escaping technology. With each passing day we see more and more and we become more and more dependent upon it. While dashboard police cameras were once installed during “trial periods”, they are now found in abundance. The same is likely to happen with on-officer cameras, recording every interaction the police have.
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With every passing month, cell phones become more and more advanced. What began as a clunky device in a portable bag can now fit nicely in your pocket. While they were once used to make simple calls, they can now be used for a variety of purposes, much like a computer. So, when can this [...]
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A Massachusetts state legislator has introduced a bill to make it more difficult for accused drug offenders to game the court system as a result of current evidence requirements.
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