Resource: House v. Napolitano, et al

By: United States Courts

December 20, 2011

United States Courts

On May 13, 2011, plaintiff David House filed a complaint for violation of his civil rights in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Alan Bersin, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and John T. Morton, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The complaint alleges that plaintiff's constitutional rights under the First and Fourth Amendments were violated by the prolonged seizure of his laptop computer and other electronic devises and the review, copying, retention, and dissemination of their contents. The complaint also alleges the plaintiff's First Amendment right of associational privacy was violated by the review, retention, and disclosure of information identifying members and supports of a political organization, the Bradley Manning Support Network.

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