Won't fly, this is no different than the Los Angeles ordinance mandating warrantless access to hotel/motel registration records, which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional:
Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant
21 April 2022
Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant
21 April 2022
Houston mandates spying outside bars and other businesses. Officials in Houston, Texas, have voted to require an array of businesses—including bars, convenience stores, and strip clubs—to install surveillance cameras and make footage from them readily available to police. The dystopian move is a transparently unconstitutional attempt by city leaders to circumvent Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. To access video from the cameras, police officers will not need a warrant. The rules apply to all Houston bars, convenience stores, game rooms, nightclubs, or sexually-oriented businesses. Owners of these establishments must install (on their own dime) surveillance cameras in ...
Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant
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