Daily Archives: January 21, 2019

WaPo: There’s hope for federal online privacy legislation

WaPo: There’s hope for federal online privacy legislation (editorial):

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WaPo: Some U.S. police departments dump body-camera programs amid high costs

WaPo: Some U.S. police departments dump body-camera programs amid high costs By Kimberly Kindy:

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NE: GFE applied to CSLI obtained two years before Carpenter

Defendant’s CSLI was obtained two years before Carpenter with an order under the Stored Communications Act to connect him to a murder. Carpenter was decided while on appeal. The court follows every other case on the issue and applies the … Continue reading

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CA3: Cabin search of cruise ship at border non-routine, but QI granted here

This is a suit over a 2008 search at USVI port of the plaintiff’s cabin on the Adventure of the Seas cruise ship. Plaintiff was in the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS), a CBP database for intel, from prior travels … Continue reading

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E.D.Mich.: PC shown for records of the last number a murder victim called

Defendant’s cell phone number being the last number a murder victim called was at least a minimally sufficient basis for a search warrant for cell phone records to see who it was. It was also at least supported by the … Continue reading

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W.D.Pa.: SW affidavit showed def as a guest of the place searched; the govt essentially conceded his standing there

During a protective sweep of the premises, the officers’ observation of a dinner plate covered with heroin could be included in the affidavit for search warrant. The affidavit for the search warrant mentioned a cell phone linked to defendant, and … Continue reading

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