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Drones: Updating The Fourth Amendment And The Technological Trespass Doctrine, S. Alex Spelman Sep 2015

Drones: Updating The Fourth Amendment And The Technological Trespass Doctrine, S. Alex Spelman

Nevada Law Journal

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Pot In My Backyard: Curtilage Concept Endorsed By The Queens Supreme Court To Suppress Physical Evidence Of Marijuana, Laura J. Mulholland Aug 2015

Pot In My Backyard: Curtilage Concept Endorsed By The Queens Supreme Court To Suppress Physical Evidence Of Marijuana, Laura J. Mulholland

Touro Law Review

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State Labs Of Federalism And Law Enforcement "Drone" Use, Chris Jenks Jun 2015

State Labs Of Federalism And Law Enforcement "Drone" Use, Chris Jenks

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Surveillance As Loss Of Obscurity, Woodrow Hartzog, Evan Selinger Jun 2015

Surveillance As Loss Of Obscurity, Woodrow Hartzog, Evan Selinger

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


I Spy: The New Self-Cybersurveillance And The "Internet Of Things", Steven I. Friedland Jun 2015

I Spy: The New Self-Cybersurveillance And The "Internet Of Things", Steven I. Friedland

Washington and Lee Law Review

Prior to the digital age, surveillance generally meant a government agent or private investigator engaged in a stakeout or observation detail that involved physical work, expense, and time. The digital age changed surveillance fundamentally. Today, we not only generate mountains of data for others, we also effectively surveil ourselves through digitally-connected, multifunctional smart devices, collectively described as the “Internet of Things.”

Cybersurveillance accessed by the government, even when started as self-surveillance, raises complex and uncertain legal issues, especially when related to the Constitution. In United States v. Kyllo, the Supreme Court was reticent to allow government agents to use …


Regulating Drones Under The First And Fourth Amendments, Stephen E. Henderson, Joseph Thai, Marc Jonathan Blitz, James Grimsley Dec 2014

Regulating Drones Under The First And Fourth Amendments, Stephen E. Henderson, Joseph Thai, Marc Jonathan Blitz, James Grimsley

Stephen E Henderson

The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 requires the Federal Aviation Administration to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, into the national airspace system by September of this year. Yet perhaps because of their chilling accuracy in targeted killings abroad, perhaps because of an increasing consciousness of diminishing privacy more generally, and perhaps simply because of a fear of the unknown, divergent UAV-restrictive legislation has been proposed in Congress and enacted in a number of states. Ultimately, given UAV utility and cost effectiveness over a vast range of tasks, widespread commercial use seems certain. So it is imperative …