Los Angeles v. Patel,
576 U.S. ___ (2015)
https:// supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/576/13-1175/dissent4.html
"Justice Scalia, with whom The Chief Justice and Justice Thomas join, dissenting.
The city of Los Angeles, like many jurisdictions across the country, has a law that requires motels, hotels, and other places of overnight accommodation (hereinafter motels) to keep a register containing specified information about their guests. Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) §41.49(2) (2015). The purpose of this recordkeeping requirement is to deter criminal conduct, on the theory that criminals will be unwilling to carry on illicit activities in motel rooms if they must provide identifying information at check-in…."