Daily Archives: June 17, 2019

The Intercept: In Court, Facebook Blames Users for Destroying Their Own Right to Privacy

The Intercept: In Court, Facebook Blames Users for Destroying Their Own Right to Privacy by Sam Biddle: But only months after Zuckerberg first outlined his ‘privacy-focused vision for social networking’ in a 3,000-word post on the social network he founded, … Continue reading

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USA Today: California could become first to limit facial recognition technology; police aren’t happy

USA Today: California could become first to limit facial recognition technology; police aren’t happy by Marco della Cava: State law enforcement officials here do not now employ the technology to scan those in the line of sight of officers. But … Continue reading

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S.D.Ind.: Def’s 2255 4A IAC claim was speculative at best and denied

Defendant claims his attorney was ineffective for failing to tell him about a possible motion to suppress, and, thus, he wouldn’t have pled guilty. The court, however, finds no facts anywhere in the case supporting even an inference there was … Continue reading

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DE: Def was subjected to a warrantless CSLI search in 2016, and Carpenter came before judgment was entered; CSLI was harmless BRD here

Defendant was the subject of a CSLI order issued without probable cause in 2016 to connect him to a murder. Carpenter was issued before he was sentenced and thus applies to his case. [Without even discussing the good faith exception … Continue reading

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D.Ariz.: SW for text messages prior to date of offense suppressed, after date were proper

The issuing magistrate properly issued a search warrant for text messages on defendant’s cell phone for a particular date and thereafter by inference. Prior to that particular date is suppressed for lack of probable cause. United States v. Bowen, 2019 … Continue reading

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E.D.Mich.: Failure to leave a copy of the SW does not require suppression

Failure to leave a copy of the search warrant does not require suppression. There is no prejudice. United States v. Robinson, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99902 (E.D. Mich. June 14, 2019). The CI was creditable because of admissions against interest … Continue reading

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