Tag: 4th Amendment
Aspects of remote exam proctoring unconstitutional
The pandemic forced schools to offer remote testing, even for high-stakes tests, leading to proctoring and privacy issues.
Student thrown in jail who opposed a school policy
A student was arrested and put in jail for speaking out against a school policy; he was charged with harassment.
Sheriff ‘searched’ students, faces sex assault charge
A search that may have been unlawful or unconstitutional at a Ga. h.s. has resulted in the indictment of a sheriff on sexual battery charges.
Supreme Court won’t review a Md. pat-down search
What makes a pat-down search constitutional during a traffic stop? Not the strong smell of marijuana, at least not in Maryland.
No reasonable expectation of privacy in a classroom
A teacher who changed in his classroom for after-school activities was videotaped by the school; he can't sue them under the 4th or 14th Amendment.
Republicans challenge the right to protest in Ariz.
A bill that has cleared the Ariz. state senate would allow the gov't to seize the property of people associated with a protest if the protest damaged property.
N.Y. school sued over strip-search
A student was allegedly strip searched in N.Y., based on 3 students who said she was carrying drugs. She wasn't. Now she's suing the school.
Minn. groups file transgender bathroom complaint
A Minnesota schools says a transgender girl on the basketball team can change in the girls' locker room, but some groups say it violates privacy for other girls.
7-year-old Mo. student cried, was handcuffed
A 7-year-old boy, allegedly handcuffed by a police officer in a Kansas City elementary school for crying, is suing the school district.
A door to the past opens if police open an iPhone
When police need to know what's on someone's iPhone, Apple might refuse to unlock it. But some circumstances make a search of the phone's data possible.