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By David Bender The reduced expectations of privacy caused by an arrest do not mean the Fourth Amendment, [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], no longer applies. The United States argued that a search of all data stored on a...

In Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, ( David Leon Riley v. State of California , No. 13-132, United States v. Brima Wurie , No. 13-212, U.S. Sup.; 2014 U.S. LEXIS 4497) [lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs and the opinion...

Those office employees who have rolled the dice and sent emails clearly not suitable for work would be glad to know that their email accounts are protected from government intrusion by the Fourth Amendment [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers...

INSLEE SHOOTS DOWN WA DRONE BILL: Saying it did not go far enough to protect citizens' privacy, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) vetoed a measure last week (HB 2789) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], that would have imposed strict...

A federal district court, sitting in California, recently refused to grant the federal government’s motion for summary judgment in an intentional infliction of emotional distress action (among other claims) filed against it by a postal service employee...

In State v. Newcomb, 2016 Ore. LEXIS 366, the Oregon Supreme Court addressed the question of whether a defendant’s rights under the Oregon and United States Constitutions had been violated due to a warrantless draw of blood from defendant’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Police officers who executed a search warrant that was later found to be defective are nonetheless entitled to qualified immunity in a lawsuit filed by the individuals who were the subject of the search, a split U.S....

By Michele L. Berry “In United States v. Maynard , 615 F.3d 544 (D.C. Cir. 2010) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers / unenhanced version available from lexisONE Free Case Law ] the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals conducted a...

BERKELEY, Calif. - (AP) A judge has ruled that the University of California police illegally searched the camera of a photojournalist covering a protest outside the chancellor's campus home, attorneys said Monday. Alameda County Superior Judge...