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mamculuna ([personal profile] mamculuna) wrote2006-06-16 10:22 am

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From the NY Times:

"The Supreme Court yesterday substantially diminished Americans' right to privacy in their own homes. The rule that police officers must "knock and announce" themselves before entering a private home is a venerable one, and a well-established part of Fourth Amendment law. But President Bush's two recent Supreme Court appointments have now provided the votes for a 5-4 decision eviscerating this rule.

This decision should offend anyone, liberal or conservative, who worries about the privacy rights of ordinary Americans."

[identity profile] cactuswatcher.livejournal.com 2006-06-16 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it ought to offend and aggravate anyone who isn't a lawyer, since part of the decision was that anyone whose home was entered under such circumstances might have the right to sue the police. Just a stupid do-anything-you-please-then-fight-it-out-in-court idea of justice.

[identity profile] mamculuna.livejournal.com 2006-06-16 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and not everyone can sue. Civil liberties for sale, anyone?