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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

13-1175
Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, serves as co-counsel to the respondent in this case.

Issue: (1) Whether facial challenges to ordinances and statutes are permitted under the Fourth Amendment; and (2) whether a hotel has an expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment in a hotel guest registry where the guest-supplied information is mandated by law and an ordinance authorizes the police to inspect the registry, and if so, whether the ordinance is facially unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment unless it expressly provides for pre-compliance judicial review before the police can inspect the registry.

Recommended Citation: Maureen Johnston, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 18, 2014, 10:15 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/08/petition-of-the-day-663/