The Government May Install Hidden Cameras on Your Private Property to Spy on You

On rural lands, it is legal for government agencies to secretly come onto your private property without a warrant and install hidden cameras to spy on you. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled that it was not a violation of the Fourth Amendment for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to trespass on Marco Magana's rural private property, install hidden cameras, and spy on him and Manuel Mendoza. The argument is that rural private property is not covered under the Fourth Amendment. Magana and Mendoza are now facing life imprisonment for being marijuana farmers.

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Mother Convicted of Felony for Spanking Her Own Child

Corpus Christi, Texas Judge Jose Longoria convicted Rosalina Gonzales of a felony for spanking her own child. Click below to read the story.

"Judge Has Harsh Words for Mom Before Sentencing Her for Spanking Her Kid"