Daily Archives: October 15, 2014

N.D.Ill.: Cell site location information was properly obtained by court order

Cell site location information was obtained by court order for defendants’ cell phones to connect them to robberies. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the location data stored by another and the Stored Communications Act was complied with. … Continue reading

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Houston Chronicle: Lawsuit over ‘Texas Takedown’ proceeds despite defendants’ request to dismiss

Houston Chronicle: Lawsuit over ‘Texas Takedown’ proceeds despite defendants’ request to dismiss by Carole Christian: A Montgomery County woman who sued county officials over a home narcotics search that was filmed for reality TV can continue with part of the … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Zap! Should the State Keep Shocking Citizens to Enforce Minor Laws?

The Atlantic: Zap! Should the State Keep Shocking Citizens to Enforce Minor Laws? by Conors Friedersdorf: A man shocked into submission after walking his dog off leash sues, and wins long overdue limits on Taser-happy law enforcement.

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WSJ: Police Stops Erode Support From New York Residents [Well, duh]

WSJ: Police Stops Erode Support From New York Residents [Well, duh] by Pervaiz Shallwani: A rare, large-scale police department survey of New York City residents found that the more times a person is stopped by an officer, their favorable view … Continue reading

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NLJ: Justice Dept. Phone Data Memo to Remain Secret

NLJ: Justice Dept. Phone Data Memo to Remain Secret: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to step into a dispute over public access to a secret U.S. Department of Justice memo about the government’s ability to acquire phone data … Continue reading

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NYLJ: Circuit Denies Request for New Stop-and-Frisk Panel

NYLJ: Circuit Denies Request for New Stop-and-Frisk Panel by Mark Hamblett: Over the objection of plaintiffs’ lawyers in New York City’s stop-and-frisk litigation, circuit judges Jose Cabranes, Barrington Parker and John Walker-the panel who had blocked Southern District Judge Shira … Continue reading

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M.D.La.: Year long seizure of a hard drive without getting a warrant was unreasonable

A computer tech was hired to transfer information from an old hard drive to a new computer in 2007, and he stumbled upon child pornography and called the FBI. They met, and he brought the hard drive. Defendant’s email address … Continue reading

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