Brennan Center filed an Amicus Curiae with SCOTUS to hear the case: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ ... icus-brief
I deal with companies that make multi-spectral cameras. Back in 2013, a multi-spectral camera was something you saw in a university lab that cost $50,000. Now they can be bought for $1000.Beginning in 2013, federal agents surreptitiously surveilled Travis Tuggle’s home in Mattoon, Illinois, for eighteen months as part of a drug trafficking investigation. The federal agents installed three video cameras on public utility poles facing Tuggle’s home without a warrant or court order, representing a massive intrusion on Tuggle’s privacy. The cameras recorded around the clock, capturing anybody who came and went from the home, as well as any packages that were delivered.
IANAL, but even a casual reading of the BOR says this is a 4th Amendment violation, but not according to the courts.
According to this ruling, affirmed by the 7th Circuit Court, any LEO can set-up HD cameras with telephoto lenses, or multi-spectral cameras around your house without a warrant for any amount of time.Tuggle sought to suppress the evidence gathered by the surveillance footage, arguing that the surveillance violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The district court denied his motion, reasoning that the exterior of his house was visible to any passerby in the neighborhood and that he therefore did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Since it wasn't heard by SCOTUS, the 7th Circuit ruling stands, so anyone living in WI, IL, or IN is subject to this ruling.
Anywhere else in the US, be prepared to see the prosecutor invoke this ruling, then you can decide if you have the coin to take it to SCOTUS.