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Private training firms have been paid almost £250m to offer apprenticeships without facing any government inspection, the BBC has found.

Defendant was visiting a house that was searched under a warrant. His car was in the garage and searched too. It was reasonable for the police to believe that the car in the garage was subject to search with the premises. United States v. Powell, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43866 (S.D. W.Va. March 29, 2012):

The scope of a warrant to search an entire property or premises "includes automobiles on the property or premises that are owned by or are under the dominion and control of the premises owner or which reasonably appear to be so controlled." United States v. Patterson, 278 F.3d 315, 318 (4th Cir. 2002). Defendant argues that the searched vehicle at 228 North Queens Court could not have reasonably appeared to be owned or controlled by the owner of the searched property, James Meeks, because the searching officers were aware that the vehicle was registered to someone other than Meeks.

The Court disagrees. Although the vehicle was not registered to Meeks, it could still reasonably appear to be controlled by him, because it was within his attached garage. Courts have long considered attached garages to be part of the home. See Taylor v. United States, 286 U.S. 1, 6 (1932) (warrantless search of garage violated Fourth Amendment); ....

Police were called to an on-the-street argument and saw defendant and a woman. Defendant was questioned by the police, and his speech was slurred and he refused to remove his hands from his pockets. He was arrested for public intoxication and convicted. The police did not need reasonable suspicion to talk to him. Woodson v. State, 2012 Ind. App. LEXIS 140 (March 29, 2012).*

Kenny Dalglish will not resign as Liverpool manager despite the club's poor form, according to former team-mate Mark Lawrenson.

An investigation is under way after indecent images were "inadvertently" shown by a Catholic priest during a presentation at a primary school in County Tyrone.

A lot of politicians are worrying about the Constitution these days.

MOSCOW (AP) -- A passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off Monday morning, killing 31 of the 43 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. The 12 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition....

Rory McIlroy says he split with manager Andrew Chandler last year because he felt he was being taken in a wrong direction.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Myanmar's historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country....

NEW YORK (AP) -- When the 1940 census records are released Monday, Verla Morris can consider herself a part of living history....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Flying is getting better. Honest....

MIAMI (AP) -- When Burger King set about to fix its ailing empire, the fast food giant started by scrutinizing everything on the menu - even the mayonnaise....

TV comic and television presenter Justin Lee Collins is to face crown court trial accused of harassing a former girlfriend.

LONDON (AP) -- Unemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro hit its highest level since the currency was introduced back in 1999, official figures showed Monday, adding to fears that the region is back in recession....

Osama Bin Laden's three widows and two eldest daughters are charged and sentenced for living illegally in Pakistan, their lawyer confirms.

Unemployment in the eurozone edged higher in February to 10.8%, the highest level since the introduction of the euro in 1999.

Keith Olbermann and Al Gore find each other unbearable.

The UK's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for 10 months in March, a survey says, boosting hopes of overall growth in the first quarter.

PolitiFact Florida: Are lawmakers protected by First Amendment against drug testing? by Katie Sanders:

Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen torched Florida lawmakers for passing a drug-testing bill for state workers that excluded one class of government employees: the elected officials who passed the law.

Hiaasen took particular issue with the proposal's House sponsor Rep. Jimmie Smith, a Republican from Lecanto, and his explanation why the law excludes Gov. Rick Scott and legislators.

"It was found to be unconstitutional to drug test elected officials because it prevents us, as citizens, from having that First Amendment right," Smith said.

Smith's defense is novel — and wrong, it turns out.

Not just wrong: Off the wall. A de jure "speech and debate" defense to drug testing? Come on: That doesn't even pass the laugh test.

Only 10 percent of current union members voted to unionize at their place of employment.

Volokh Conspiracy: Magistrate Judge Rejects Mosaic Theory of Fourth Amendment For Cell-Site Information by Orin Kerr:

I have posted the short opinion (dated March 23) from Magistrate Judge Collings of the District of Massachusetts here. It largely adopts the reasoning of United States v. Graham from the District of Maryland, which I blogged about here. In my view, Judge Collings was correct to issue the order without probable cause for a second reason: The Fourth Amendment questions are not yet ripe for review, as I argue in this amicus brief I filed recently in the Fifth Circuit.