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Kyllo v. U.S., No. 99-8508 (U.S. Supreme Court) (533 U.S. 27; 121 S.Ct. 2038) (June 11, 2001) (Justice Scalia)

Article • January 2, 2008 • from P&J May, 2001

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Kyllo v. U.S., No. 99-8508 (U.S. Supreme Court) (533 U.S. 27; 121 S.Ct. 2038) (June 11, 2001) (Justice Scalia) by In this case, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that the use by police of a thermal imaging device to detect heat patterns coming from a private home is a …

U.S. v. Huggins, No. 01-30065 (9th Cir.) (299 F.3d 1039) (August 6, 2002) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)

Article • July 1, 2002 • from P&J July, 2002

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U.S. v. Huggins, No. 01-30065 (9th Cir.) (299 F.3d 1039) (August 6, 2002) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by Here the Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not compel the suppression of a series of searches set in motion by an application to scan a private residence and its outbuildings …

U.S. v. Elkins, No. 96-20152 D (W.D.Tenn.) (95 F.Supp.2d 796) (March 6, 2000) (Judge Bernice B. Donald)

Article • June 1, 2000 • from P&J June, 2000

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U.S. v. Elkins, No. 96-20152 D (W.D.Tenn.) (95 F.Supp.2d 796) (March 6, 2000) (Judge Bernice B. Donald) by Some random thoughts of the validity of warrantless searches by means of a thermal imager, from a Tenth Circuit case on that topic. QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Some thoughts on the …

U.S. v. Elkins, No. 96-20152 D (W.D.Tenn.) (95 F.Supp.2d 796) (March 6, 2000) (Judge Bernice B. Donald)

Article • June 1, 2000 • from P&J June, 2000

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U.S. v. Elkins, No. 96-20152 D (W.D.Tenn.) (95 F.Supp.2d 796) (March 6, 2000) (Judge Bernice B. Donald) by Here Judge Donald held that the warrantless use of a thermal imager violated the defendants’ Fourth Amendment rights, and concluded that prior cases that have addressed the same issue have “misframed” the …

U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (190 F.3d 1041) (September 9, 1999) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)

Article • August 1, 1999 • from P&J August, 1999

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U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (190 F.3d 1041) (September 9, 1999) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins) by This is one of those cases which shows that constitutional principles often depend on the make-up of the court. We first discussed this case in the 6/15/98 issue of P&J, where we …

U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (190 F.3d 1041) (September 9, 1999) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)

Article • August 1, 1999 • from P&J August, 1999

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U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (190 F.3d 1041) (September 9, 1999) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins) by Some comments from Judge McKay on the dangers of thermal image scanners. QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The evils of thermal image scanning devices as seen by one Judge. "[T]he fact that …

U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (140 F.3d 1249) (April 7, 1998) (Judge Robert R. Jr. Merhige)

Article • June 1, 1998 • from P&J June, 1998

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U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (140 F.3d 1249) (April 7, 1998) (Judge Robert R. Jr. Merhige) by We often wonder how the Founders would have written the Fourth Amendment had they been aware of the intrusiveness of some of the spying techniques of modern day law enforcement. The …

U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (140 F.3d 1249) (April 7, 1998) (Judge Robert R. Jr. Merhige)

Article • June 1, 1998 • from P&J June, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Thermal Imager

U.S. v. Kyllo, No. 96-30333 (9th Cir.) (140 F.3d 1249) (April 7, 1998) (Judge Robert R. Jr. Merhige) by We often wonder how the Founders would have written the Fourth Amendment had they been aware of the intrusiveness of some of the spying techniques of modern day law enforcement. The …

U.S. v. Cusumano, No. 94-8056 (10th Cir.) (83 F.3d 1247) (May 8, 1996) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock)

Article • June 1, 1996 • from P&J June, 1996

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U.S. v. Cusumano, No. 94-8056 (10th Cir.) (83 F.3d 1247) (May 8, 1996) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock) by Here the Court vacated a panel's prior decision holding that a thermal image scan violated the Fourth Amendment, on the grounds that there were ample other reasons to support the search, making …

U.S. v. Cusumano, No. 94-8056 (10th Cir.) (67 F.3d 1497) (October 4, 1995) (Judge Monroe G. McKay)

Article • November 1, 1995

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U.S. v. Cusumano, No. 94-8056 (10th Cir.) (67 F.3d 1497) (October 4, 1995) (Judge Monroe G. McKay) by This is an illuminating Fourth Amendment case which addresses the constitutionality of the warrantless use of a thermal imager to monitor the activities of a target suspected of growing marijuana. (A thermal …

U.S. v. Robinson, No. 92-6951 (11th Cir.) (62 F.3d 1325) (August 31, 1995) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)

Article • September 1, 1995

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U.S. v. Robinson, No. 92-6951 (11th Cir.) (62 F.3d 1325) (August 31, 1995) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch) by Case held that the defendants failed to manifest a subjective expectation of privacy in the excess heat generated by a thermal image search.

U.S. v. Ishmael, No. 94-40159 (5th Cir.) (48 F.3d 850) (March 15, 1995) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)

Article • April 1, 1995

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U.S. v. Ishmael, No. 94-40159 (5th Cir.) (48 F.3d 850) (March 15, 1995) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss) by In this case, a thermal imager was used to support an application for a search warrant for marijuana. It was not used on the defendant's residence but on an adjacent building; …