An unusual civil rights case has been filed in federal court involving a state agency that affixed a camera to a bear to catch residents feeding it.
The case may sound comical, but legal experts say it will be an important test about how far the government can go in conducting surveillance of citizens without a warrant.
“Turning wild animals into roving surveillance tools violates our fundamental right to be secure on our property. It’s outrageous government overreach,” Robert Frommer, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice told The Epoch Times.
Frommer is also the director of the organization’s Fourth Amendment Project….