Daily Archives: January 11, 2025

M.D.Tenn.: Five-month-old information about CP on a Pinterest account not stale

There was probable cause for this child pornography warrant. Information about a Pinterest account that was five months old was not stale, and the images were adequately identified. United States v. Lynch, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2633 (M.D. Tenn. Jan. … Continue reading

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S.D.Ala.: Failure to timely make SW return under state law not a 4A issue

The fact the search warrant paperwork wasn’t returned on time which made it void under state law isn’t relevant under the Fourth Amendment in federal court. Jackson v. United States, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 235912 (S.D. Ala. Dec. 4, 2024), … Continue reading

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