Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts

Monday, January 23, 2012

4th Amendment Search Rights Apply To GPS Monitoring


www.chicagotribune.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court for the first time ruled on Monday that police use of a GPS device to monitor a suspect's vehicle was a search and protected by constitutional privacy rights, a test case involving new surveillance technology. 


Louisville Lawyer John M. Lally www.lallylaw.com

Friday, January 20, 2012

Today is Occupy the Courts Day

Today is "Occupy the Courts" day, a protest of the Citizens' United case, the controversial decision that undermined campaign finance laws and greatly expanded the influence of money in US elections.
www.cbsnews.com
Protesters plan national action against Supreme Court decision removing limits on corporate election spending
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Louisville Lawyer John M. Lally www.lallylaw.com

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Citizens United so far

The primaries have gone on long enough for us to see the affect that Citizens United is having on the election. It appears that the Super Pacs are having a huge affect on the Republican primary. Billions of dollars are being poured into the election, and they're not even going after Obama yet. Much of what's being produced is negative (and allegedly false) attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
The GOP candidates are eager to complain about the “super PACs” dominating the primary race — but they also reaping the political benefits they offer.


Louisville Lawyer John M. Lally www.lallylaw.com