After a quick hunt, IJ has mounted Ohio’s intrusive taxidermy inspection scheme on the wall. For years, a state regulation allowed game wardens to enter taxidermy shops without a warrant to inspect records. It gave officers complete discretion over the scope of the inspections—and anybody who refused could be criminally prosecuted. But now, thanks to a lawsuit filed by IJ client Jeremy Bennett under our new Project on the Fourth Amendment, that’s all changed.
