ACLU of Vermont Wins Suit Against Residency Restriction

The Washington Superior Court has granted judgment to Christopher Hagan in his lawsuit against the City of Barre, striking the city's residency restriction ordinance that barred individuals with certain criminal convictions from living within most of Barre.

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Laptop Searches At The Border

The ACLU has filed a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to try to learn more about searches of laptop computers and other devices carried by travelers crossing into the U.S. A year ago CBP issued a policy that permits officials to search laptops and similar devices without suspicion of wrongdoing. The ACLU wants to know how the searches square with the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches, and other constitutional protections.

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