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I posted on this earlier today
In essence the law was upheld but the big fly in the ointment is that the records inspections will require a warrant, and as was noted here a warrant requires probable cause and as was not noted also provides an additional line of defense in that an improperly obtained warrant is grounds for exclusion of evidence obtained in the search
I have always said that 2257 was very worng in that it forces me to prove that I didn't commit a crime that never happened in the first place. In other words I am committing a crime by not being able to prove I didn't commit a crime that only happened when i couldn't prove I didn't commit it.
This decision fixes that and at least in my opinion is a correct decision.
The records inspection team was disbanded in 2008 (IIRC) but would likely be re-introduced in a republican presidency, so the timing is also good.
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Mike South
It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.
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