*EXCUSE ME!* Since when have the cops and judges cared about legality of searches?

For about thirty years now. You might recall kind of a major uproar when Ed Meese proposed throwing out the probable cause restrictions on searches several years back.

Am I confused?

Well, frankly, it looks that way to me.

Oh, I forgot. He meant the searches for *US*. Not *THEM*.

Get a grip. This isn't the first search that was thrown out for lack of probable cause. Call your local ACLU chapter. They can tell you all about it. Or do you feel that she should have been treated especially harshly for being the daughter of a Congressman? -- Lefty (lefty@apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.