Library of Congress Report: Right to Peaceful Assembly
This is a re-post from the Library of Congress Index of Legal Reports Freedom of peaceful assembly is a recognized right under international human rights law. …
This is a re-post from the Library of Congress Index of Legal Reports Freedom of peaceful assembly is a recognized right under international human rights law. …
Defendant Norman Davis was arrested and convicted of possession of marijuana, the eventual result of aerial surveillance of Davis’ property by law enforcement using a helicopter. The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed the conviction and suppressed all seized evidence, finding the aerial surveillance an unconstitutional search under the Fourth Amendment.
It was not disputed that the interference was prescribed by law and pursued the legitimate aims of preventing disorder and protecting morals and the rights…