Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance cameras | Politics and Law - CNET News

Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance cameras | Politics and Law - CNET News: "Police are allowed to install hidden surveillance cameras on private property without obtaining a search warrant, a federal judge said yesterday."

"Callahan based his reasoning on a 1984 Supreme Court case called Oliver v. United States, in which a majority of the justices said that "open fields" could be searched without warrants because they're not covered by the Fourth Amendment. What lawyers call "curtilage," on the other hand, meaning the land immediately surrounding a residence, still has greater privacy protections."

The Current Wisdom: Public Misperception of Climate Change | Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Current Wisdom: Public Misperception of Climate Change | Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger | Cato Institute: Commentary: "We constantly hear the meme that this "96 per cent of climate scientists surveyed say global warming is real". That's based on Doran's survey, and is an artifact of the way the question was asked, which was, "when compared with pre-1800 levels do you think that mean global temperatures have generally risen, fallen, or remained relatively constant?" Actually, 100% should have answered "risen". It's irrefutable that the 17th century was colder than the 20th. The subsequent question, on human attribution, was also worded in such a way that also guaranteed a lot of agreement. If properly designed, the survey would have asked how much was related to human activity, not just whether humans were involved in the temperature change."

"In reality, the amount of weather related to natural variability dramatically exceeds what is "added on" by global warming."

"The largest number of statewide temperature records were set in the 1920s and 30s, and, warming or not, they have yet to be exceeded. In fact, what is peculiar about these state records is the lack of them during the relatively warm recent 15 years."