Fourth Amendment

Bowling for Justice

Among other things, the Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by requiring a warrant “particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” When narcotics detectives near Lakeland, Florida executed their search warrant on Michael Difalco’s home, it is doubtful the Nintendo Wii they spent hours bowling

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Big Brother, Where Art Thou?

Apparently the North Carolina Department of Transportation is not happy with fuel efficient vehicles.  The problem is that, well, fuel efficient vehicles consume less gas.  That means that drivers are paying less in gas taxes, which historically have been used to pay for road maintenance.  In fact, "revenue from the motor fuel tax of 29.9 cents per gallon is down 12 percent this year, and the state expects a three-year loss of $580 million.”  The Read more ...

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