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The Minnesota legislature has introduced an amendment to the MN Constitution to enshrine the protections afforded by the 4th amendment to electronic communication and data as well. It appears that this amendment has broad diverse support in the state house but leadership in the state senate is only lukewarm on it. In the senate Ron Latz (DFL) Chairman of the Judiciary Committee had blocked the amendment stating that he feels it is redundant. Additionally Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL) opposes the amendment because it is an amendment to the MN constitution. If passed, Minnesota would become only the second state to enact such a change — Missouri enacted its amendment last year with 75% of the popular vote.
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MN Legislature Introduces Amendment to Protect Electronic Communication
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 18 2015, @10:13PM
You are protected by the 4th amendment, but to see if your 4th amendment rights have been violated might take 15 or 20 years of going through various courts all the way up to the top at vast personal expense. Even if it on the surface seems obvious to everyone (laymen), except the judges and the lawyers tasked with defending the government action in each individual case.