Daily Archives: July 9, 2019

CA6: Complaint about minor irrelevant details doesn’t satisfy Franks burden

Defendant failed to satisfy his pleading burden under Franks about the omission of “several seemingly irrelevant details excluded from the affidavit” for which materiality isn’t attempted to be shown. United States v. Shaffer, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20200 (6th Cir. … Continue reading

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W.D.Pa.: Typo that SW had to be served same day it was issued could be overlooked

Typo on a search warrant that it had to be executed the same day it was issued could be overlooked. It was issued mid-afternoon; it clearly didn’t require that the probable cause would cease to exist at 11:59 pm that … Continue reading

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Virginia Gazette: Police department searches of social media, cellphone data increasingly common

Virginia Gazette: Police department searches of social media, cellphone data increasingly common by Steve Roberts Jr: According to a Virginia Gazette analysis of 511 search warrants digitized and filed in the Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court since 2011, there has … Continue reading

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Kansas City Star: Missouri House committee to hold hearings on racial profiling in police traffic stops

Kansas City Star: Missouri House committee to hold hearings on racial profiling in police traffic stops by Robert A. Cronkleton: After a recent state report showed that, more than ever, black drivers in Missouri are more likely than whites to … Continue reading

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SierraWave.net: Inyo County, Bishop Paiute Tribe Reach Settlement [re searches, seizures, and arrests]

SierraWave.net: Inyo County, Bishop Paiute Tribe Reach Settlement:

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ATL: The Difference Between Bryan Carmody And Julian Assange

ATL: The Difference Between Bryan Carmody And Julian Assange by Tyler Broker:

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Forbes: Apple Publicly Trolls Google Over Controversial Smart City Surveillance Plans

Forbes: Apple Publicly Trolls Google Over Controversial Smart City Surveillance Plans by Zak Doffman:

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NYTimes: How to Protect Your Digital Privacy

NYTimes: How to Protect Your Digital Privacy by Thorin Klosowski: By making a few simple changes to your devices and accounts, you can maintain security against outside parties’ unwanted attempts to access your data as well as protect your privacy … Continue reading

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NYTimes: As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents, a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias

NYTimes: As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents, a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias by Amy Harmon: Studies have shown that facial recognition software can return more false matches for African-Americans than for white people, a sign of what experts call “algorithmic … Continue reading

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Reason: Is Facial Recognition the New Fingerprinting—or Something Much Worse?

Reason: Is Facial Recognition the New Fingerprinting—or Something Much Worse? by Ronald Bailey: State DMVs are building a vast national digital identification database for federal law enforcement.

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E.D.Ky.: Evicted motel occupant loses REP in the room

Defendant rented a hotel room and apparently was smoking marijuana in the room, and the neighboring renters complained. The hotel manager called the police to help evict, but no one came to the door. They went back to the front … Continue reading

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