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Scootaloo

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4. Did the court just rule that land is not property?

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:07 AM

Oct 2012

The court ruled that under applicable Supreme Court precedents, "open fields, as distinguished from curtilage, are not 'effects' within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment."

Sure looks that way.

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Police allowed to install cameras on private property without warrant [View all] AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 OP

Gosh, be a shame if anything happened to that unguarded police equipment on private property villager Oct 2012 #1

the police state tightens its net on us, murdering us by drones will follow nt msongs Oct 2012 #2

Whittle, whittle, whittle. JimDandy Oct 2012 #3

Did the court just rule that land is not property? Scootaloo Oct 2012 #4

It's an interesting interpretation. The Doctor. Oct 2012 #5

Good point. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #6