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Old 01-03-2003, 11:03 AM   #5
Griff
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Originally posted by wolf
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV ...

But I do watch a LOT of Law and Order.

Based on this detailed legal knowledge, I thought that once your stuff went out into the trash it became "public domain" and no search warrant was necessary.
The courts consistantly rule in that direction but is that a proper reading of the Bill of Rights? The colonists were pretty pissed about British searches and seizures related to their tax avoidance and subversive activities. From that perspective, I'd say the courts have been more than a little permissive of intrusion.
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