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Federal Agents Raid China-owned Solar Manufacturer in Florida and California

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On May 8, 2023, federal agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assisted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in executing a search warrant at JinkoSolar’s solar panel manufacturing plant in Jacksonville,...more

Butler Snow LLP

Even Equity Has Limits: What a Reversal of Florida Fortunes for Former President Trump Means for Civil Litigants in Tennessee

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*A recent federal appeals court’s decision to reverse the stoppage of a criminal investigation in Florida has implications for civil litigants in Tennessee.* On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more

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FBI Warrantless Searches of U.S. Persons under FISA Over-Reported

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The headlines scream: “FBI made 3.4M warrantless U.S. data searches,” claiming that the FBI carried out nearly 3.4 million warrantless searches of Americans’ electronic data that was collected as part of the government’s...more

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Received a Search Warrant? 10 Facts You Need to Know

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Several federal agencies rely on search warrants to gather evidence in support of their law enforcement efforts. If you have received a search warrant from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement...more

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U.S. Takes Unprecedented Action to Disrupt State-Sponsored Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

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On April 13, 2021, a federal district court granted a motion to partially unseal an FBI application and search warrant following the successful conclusion of an FBI operation to eradicate malicious web shells placed on...more

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Unreviewed Preservation Requests Likely to Continue

The Ninth Circuit recently heard an appeal that challenges a common tool of law enforcement: “f” letters. Under section 2703(f) of the Stored Communications Act, law enforcement may compel providers of “electronic...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

News Organizations Win Release of Search Warrant Materials in Michael Cohen Cases

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Holding that search warrants issued under the Stored Communications Act are subject to a "common law presumption of access," the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has unsealed five search...more

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The Calm Before the Storm—Are You Prepared for an Antitrust Search Warrant?

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From 2010 to 2015, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed criminal charges against more than 120 corporations and more than 350 individuals, and collected fines and penalties of more than $8 billion....more

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2018 eDiscovery Case Law Review, Part 3

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With 2019 just upon us, it is a great time to look back on last year’s most influential eDiscovery cases.  Part three of this four-part series discusses impactful decisions concerning search and retrieval....more

The Volkov Law Group

The Cohen Search Warrants – DOJ Procedures for Approval

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With all the recent hoopla and commentary on the Michael Cohen criminal investigation and the execution of search warrants against Cohen, it is important to focus on what is true, what is exaggerated and what is outright...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Federal Agent’s Misrepresentation in LG Search Warrant Affidavit Insufficient to Clear Qualified Immunity Hurdle

In Ganek v. Leibowitz, No. 16-1463 (2d Cir. Oct. 17, 2017) (Raggi, Chin, Carney), the Second Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s determination that federal law enforcement authorities were not entitled to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Digital Divide Widens: Data Stored on Foreign Servers Within Reach of U.S. Warrants

The rules defining privacy rights in the digital ether just became more complicated – and many didn’t believe that was possible. In a decision issued late Friday by a federal magistrate in Philadelphia, Google Inc. was...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

A New Chapter in the Cybersecurity? Is there a Role for Active Deterrence?

In the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, after Butch and Sundance rob Union Pacific Railroad (“Union Pacific”) the first time, Union Pacific employs a stronger safe. After Butch and Sundance rob Union Pacific a...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Analogizing an Internet Accessible Computer to Broken Window Blind, Court Finds No Expectation of Privacy in Computers

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A federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia has held that a user utilizing a computer connected to the Internet has no expectation of privacy because hackers have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to circumvent...more

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Supreme Court Eases Limits On U.S. Government Hacking Authority

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On April 28, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court approved amendments to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that would allow federal judges to issue search warrants granting remote access to electronic devices outside...more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - April 2016 #4

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: - House of Representatives approves bill requiring warrants for email searches - It was a productive week on the Hill, as the House passed the Email...more

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Apple vs. FBI: The House Judiciary Committee Hearing and Takeaways

Among the major headlines dominating not only the recent news cycle, but also this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, has been Apple’s challenge to the federal government’s request that Apple assist in unlocking the...more

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When the Government Comes Knocking

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This article will provide an outline of some of the most significant points for hospitals to use when confronted with a formal government investigation under the Criminal or Civil False Claims Act. As noted below, you should...more

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