BANGOR, Maine — A federal court in Maine granted the state’s marine resources commissioner’s motion to dismiss the Fourth Amendment lawsuit brought by federally licensed lobstermen who want to keep the government from putting tracking devices on their boats. The disputed law serves a special need in a closely regulated industry, so a relaxed standard is applied, and the search — in the form of the tracking device — suits the state’s interest in ensuring the lobster trade’s longevity.
Read the ruling here.
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