U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Dec. 27, 2013
Cities cannot require hotels to give police guest information, 9th Circuit rules
City laws requiring hotel and motel operators to hand over guests' personal information to police officers who ask for it violate the Fourth Amendment, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel has held.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
City laws requiring hotel and motel operators to hand over guests' personal information to police officers who ask for it violate the Fourth Amendment, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel has held, reversing an earlier panel opinion.
The majority opinion, penned by Circuit Judge Paul J. Watford and joined by six others Tuesday, sided with the hotel operators who brought the suit. ...
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