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If You Give a Bear a Badge, Will It Respect Your Rights?

Despite their general ignorance of constitutional law, bears pose a much less grave threat to your civil liberties than humans do.

Reason · Dec 31, 2025

An Un-Bearable Fourth Amendment/Property Rights Case

A Connecticut case raises the issue of whether a government agency violated the Fourth Amendment by attaching a camera to a bear known to frequent the plaintiffs' property. While the facts may seem silly, the case does raise some serious issues.

Reason · Jun 6, 2023

A Connecticut Couple Challenges Warrantless Surveillance of Their Property by Camera-Carrying Bears

The lawsuit looks iffy in light of the Supreme Court's "open fields" doctrine.

Reason · Jun 5, 2023