Daily Status Conference

• "Don't record me Bro!" The US Supreme Court refuses to consider the appeal of a Second Circuit opinion striking down parts of an Illinois statute which made it a felony to record police officers performing their duties in public. Chicago Tribune - Supreme Court rejects plea to ban taping of police in Illinois
• "Back to the Future." Congress to consider updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to provide protection for cell phone users. Someone better get on the CB and warn Sen. McCain to hide his beeper. Legality of Warrantless Cellphone Searches Goes to Courts and Legislatures - NYTimes.com
• "The drones are coming." The 60 member "drone caucus" of the House of Representatives is considering a flood of applications to open up the skies for more drone usage. I'm sure they won't be influenced by the $8 billion in campaign contributions they have received from drone companies. Drone makers push Congress to open skies to surveillance - Houston Chronicle
• A: 25. Q: "How many people can your police department shoot before drawing the attention of the Feds?" US Justice to launch probe into Albuquerque police - SFGate
• "Bar cards? We don't need no stinkin' bar cards!" Defense in Rilya Wilson trial asks for mistrial based on prosecutor’s standing with Florida Bar - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

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