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The Independent | United Arab Emirates is now trying to deport an activist to a country he has never set foot in.

RT.com | Panetta: "We are fighting a war in the FATA, we are fighting a war against terrorism."

NY Times | "Keeping these programs secret may have a value," - Jack Goldsmith, law professor and Bush administration Justice Department official.

Mirror | Sex criminal was invited by Prince Charles – who claimed he was 'totally unaware of his shameful past'.

Oregon Live | A radiation-free Japanese dock washes up on an Oregon coast, but why did no one see it before?

Common Dreams | "17 civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, according to a local official in Logar province."

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A legal challenge seeking full viewing access to Idaho executions will go before a federal appeals court Thursday, with The Associated Press and 16 other news organizations saying the process is unconstitutionally restrictive....

Paul Joseph Watson | 'Global warming solution' is already being done through chemtrails.

Walter Pincus | It will be a cold day in hell before the Pentagon's opaque budget is ever properly audited.

When the tsunami hit the northern coast of Japan last year, the waves ripped four dock floats the size of freight train boxcars from their pilings in the fishing port of Misawa and turned them over to the whims of wind and currents....

When the tsunami hit the northern coast of Japan last year, the waves ripped four dock floats the size of freight train boxcars from their pilings in the fishing port of Misawa and turned them over to the whims of wind and currents....

Washington Post | Democrat insider Brown charged with falsifying applications to obtain home loan and a $50,000 powerboat.

Defendant answered his door in his underwear and was told he was under arrest. He asked if he could get dressed, and an officer went to his bedroom with him. The room was checked by a protective sweep. Defendant’s conduct in the bedroom led the officer to suspect a weapon, so the officer lifted the mattress and found a gun. That was lawful under Chrisman. Commonwealth v. Quilter, 2012 Mass. App. LEXIS 195 (June 6, 2012):

The firearm was not discovered during the protective sweep after the police entered the bedroom. Rather, it was discovered when an officer, suspicious of the defendant's conduct -- sitting at the end of the bed farthest away from the closet -- found the firearm under the mattress where the defendant had been sitting. While the judge stated that the officer was "acting on a hunch -- an excellent one, but a hunch nevertheless," the facts instead indicate that the officer's decision to look under the mattress was objectively reasonable. It is not unreasonable "for a police officer, as a matter of routine, to monitor the movements of an arrested person, as his judgment dictates, following the arrest. The officer's need to ensure his own safety -- as well as the integrity of the arrest -- is compelling." Washington v. Chrisman, 455 U.S. 1, 7, 102 S. Ct. 812, 70 L. Ed. 2d 778 (1982). "[A] police officer's decision how and where to conduct the search is 'a quick ad hoc judgment.'" Commonwealth v. Elizondo, 428 Mass. 322, 324, 701 N.E.2d 325 (1998), quoting from United States v. Queen, 847 F.2d 346, 352 (7th Cir. 1988).

Defendant was arrested by the DEA with a SWAT team, and he consented to a limited search and a gun was found. He effectively withdrew consent, and the search stopped. The gun found earlier was admissible. United States v. Posa, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78456 (M.D. Fla. June 6, 2012).*

Defendant consented to a search of his car, and there was probable cause in any event. United States v. Lee, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78579 (D. Haw. June 6, 2012).*

On the totality of evidence, there was probable cause to believe there was drug evidence in defendant’s car. United States v. Rucker, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78323 (N.D. Fla. June 6, 2012).*

Defendant’s nervousness, criminal history, geographical limitations on use of his rental car, and possession of industrial degreaser was not reasonable suspicion. United States v. Johnson, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 11330, 2012 FED App. 0574N (6th Cir. June 5, 2012).*

ISTANBUL (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday condemned the Syrian government for "simply unconscionable" violence, accusing President Bashar Assad of intensifying a crackdown that has already killed thousands....

ISTANBUL (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday condemned the Syrian government for "simply unconscionable" violence, accusing President Bashar Assad of intensifying a crackdown that has already killed thousands....

ISTANBUL (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday condemned the Syrian government for "simply unconscionable" violence, accusing President Bashar Assad of intensifying a crackdown that has already killed thousands....

ISTANBUL (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday condemned the Syrian government for "simply unconscionable" violence, accusing President Bashar Assad of intensifying a crackdown that has already killed thousands....

Inevitable discovery applied because the search warrant was being sought when defendant was arrested and a search occurred. State v. Myers, 2012 W. Va. LEXIS 285 (June 1, 2012).

Defendant’s car was searched because of the strong odor of marijuana after he was stopped on the street with reasonable suspicion of drug dealing and they “discovered more than $500 in small, disorganized bills stashed in various pockets.” The search was valid under the automobile exception or the search incident doctrine because he was standing at the door when all this went down. United States v. Carter, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 11265 (11th Cir. June 5, 2012).*

While Washington law grants automatic standing, somebody with third-party authority can still consent. State v. Libero, 2012 Wash. App. LEXIS 1320 (June 5, 2012).*

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday pressured Pakistan to do more to root out the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani terrorist network, saying American officials are "reaching the limits of our patience."...