by Mentalgongfu » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:36 pm
This story is being picked up a lot of places, but I first saw it at courthousenews.com and used their summary. <br><br>Chicago Park District Says The Bears Can't Make It Pat Down Fans<br> CHICAGO (CN) - The Chicago Park District has sued The Chicago Bears Football Club in Federal Court seeking declaratory judgment that due to the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures, the CPD is prohibited from conducting and using taxpayer funds to pay for pat-down searches at Soldier Field. “This action stems from … the Bears’ continuing demand that … the CPD must conduct, using taxpayer funds, pat-down searches of everyone entering Soldier Field on Bear game days in the upcoming 2006 season”. The Bears claim the pat-down searches are required by the NFL. The Park District says they are prohibited by the Constitution. <p></p><i></i>
