Officers need warrants to use aircraft, zoom lenses to surveil areas around homes, Alaska court says

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Officers need warrants to use aircraft, zoom lenses to surveil areas around homes, Alaska court says
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Alaska law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before using aircraft to scope out the area around a person’s home with binoculars or cameras with zoom lenses, the state’s highest court ruled in a decision released Friday.

A bill focused on ensuring mental health is taught in Alaska school districts could make its way to the house floor next Monday.

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