Fourth Amendment

A Washington Post analyzed documents released by Edward Snowden and reported on July 5, 2014 that, "Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

FISA reform is needed, and conservatives should lead the way

Brian Darling · July 17, 2017 4:01 am

"Not all deception by law enforcement invalidates voluntary consent" to a search, Judge William Pryor wrote in the 2-1 decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Appeals court: Police can lie to get consent to search your home

Ryan Lovelace · June 28, 2017 6:12 pm

Silk Road founder loses appeal of life sentence and conviction

Ryan Lovelace · May 31, 2017 1:57 pm

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court scrapped the provocation rule because of its inconsistency with existing court precedent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court overturns 9th Circuit’s ‘provocation rule’ involving police use of force

Ryan Lovelace · May 30, 2017 3:47 pm

4th Circuit Court of Appeals sends case challenging a government online surveillance program back to the lower court. (Wikipedia Commons)

Appeals court rules Wikimedia can challenge NSA surveillance program

Ryan Lovelace · May 23, 2017 6:08 pm

For years, tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, Apple and Amazon, along with privacy advocates, have pressured Congress to bring the ECPA into the modern era. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Senate takes another crack at bringing email protections into 21st century

Daniel Chaitin · February 21, 2017 5:01 am

We need a new legal test for privacy, balancing the immense advantage technology gives government to snoop. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

CBS show ‘Hunted’ spotlights our surveillance nation

Steven Titch · February 14, 2017 4:34 pm

Trump's proposals would violate the First, Fourth, Fifth and Eighth Amendments, the American Civil Liberties Union says. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

ACLU to Trump: We’ll see you in court

Kelly Cohen · November 9, 2016 6:37 pm

This certainly doesn't set the Fourth Amendment aflame as some have suggested. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

Utah v. Strieff doesn’t give cops license to kill the Fourth

Greg Glod · July 22, 2016 4:02 am

The proposal, HB527, would grant implied consent to police officers to seize "portable electronic devices" from drivers they pull over for various reasons. (AP Photo)

Vermont considering warrantless cellphone seizure

Rudy Takala · January 18, 2016 11:01 pm

In the name of "security," the government has claimed vast authority to monitor everyone. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Hands off our data!

Eric Peters · October 21, 2015 4:01 am

A Drug Enforcement Administration officer walks into a medical clinic in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, May 20, 2015.Â The DEAÂ is involved in a lawsuit for targeting medical records using judge-less warrants called "administrative subpoenas."Â (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Administrative subpoenas: Relics of the Star Chamber

Mark Fitzgibbons · October 3, 2015 4:01 am