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Tattered Cover v. Thornton Reversed

Posted by chrisd on from the you-might-want-to-use-cash-to-buy-books dept.

TheMatt writes "In a victory for all those who like the First Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court today reversed and remanded 'Tattered Cover v. Thornton'. The case concerned the Thornton police attempting to use a search warrant to gain access to the book-buying records of a suspected criminal. The Tattered Cover asserted First Amendment rights and refused to comply with the warrant. It is believed this will be heard by the US Supreme Court eventually." I can only imagine what the Tattered cover's legal bill must be like.

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  1. That sound you hear..... by s1r_m1xalot · · Score: 5, Funny

    is the death shriek of an innocent server running Apache on a PII 450 somewhere in central Colorado...
    May God have mercy on Tattered Cover's admin. ;)

    1. Re:That sound you hear..... by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
      > is the death shriek of an innocent server running Apache on a PII 450 somewhere in central Colorado... May God have mercy on Tattered Cover's admin. ;)

      New .gov negotiating position: "Well, their legal bills didn't bankrupt 'em, but their bandwidth bills sure will!" ;-)

  2. Judgeorama? by RollingThunder · · Score: 5, Funny
    JUSTICE BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.


    "The prosecution can bite my shiny, metal ass. Case dismissed."
    1. Re:Judgeorama? by teslatug · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is the judge a woman? "Single female lawyer, fighting for her clients, wearing tiny mini-skirts, and being self-reliant"

    2. Re:Judgeorama? by pogopogo · · Score: 2, Funny

      And the Chief Justice' name is MULLARKEY. As in bull mullarkey I suppose. What the heck is going on in CO? Are the picking funny names out of the phone book and offering them spots on the state Supreme Court?

    3. Re:Judgeorama? by jafac · · Score: 3, Funny

      Justice Dredd?

      --

      These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
  3. Tattered cover... by doooras · · Score: 3, Funny

    i like that name.

    makes me want to start a computer company called Dented Boxen

  4. Screw the Tattered Cover by Mad+Man · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's time to close the "book store loophole," where criminals can purchase "how to" books that contain instructional information on committing illegal acts without any type of background check.

    Do it for the children.

    Every time I excercise my second amendment rights by purchasing a firearm, I am required to fill out a government form with all sorts of personal information. The seller is then required to get permission from the FBI and Colorado Bureau of Investigation to complete the transaction.

    The government has illegally been keeping these records. After being conditioned that this is "reasonable," -- often by first amendment extremists -- why should I give a flying rat's ass if it happens to other people?

  5. legal fees by SlugLord · · Score: 1, Funny
    I can only imagine what the Tattered cover's legal bill must

    zero. The UCLA probably picked up the tab.