News & Analysis as of

Search Warrant Fourth Amendment Probable Cause

Jones Day

No Search Warrant Required for Records of Bitcoin Transactions, the Fifth Circuit Holds

Jones Day on

The Situation: While investigating a website for criminal activities, federal agents traced Bitcoin transactions and issued a subpoena to a virtual-currency exchange to identify customers of the site. Using that information,...more

Law School Toolbox

Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 70: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Criminal Law and Procedure

Law School Toolbox on

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are walking through the February 2017 California bar exam question on criminal law and criminal procedure. This is part of our series of podcasts talking about how to...more

Fisher Phillips

Email Privacy Act Headed For U.S. Senate Consideration

Fisher Phillips on

On July 13, 2018, over 50 civil liberties groups, technology companies, and associations submitted a joint letter to Congress in support of the Email Privacy Act (EPA), which was recently included in the House-passed version...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - June 22, 2018

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today: WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp., No. 16-1011: Petitioner WesternGeco LLC owns patents relating to a system for surveying the ocean floor. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - May 29, 2018

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its rulings in three cases today: Lagos v. United States, No. 16-1519: The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 requires that defendants convicted of certain offenses...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Supreme Court to Review Digital Privacy (Part 1)

In 1986, Congress passed an obscure statute called the Stored Communications Act that has become much more relevant 30 years later. The U.S. Supreme Court will have two opportunities to help define the scope of digital...more

Snell & Wilmer

On the Border: Lawmakers Seek to End Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices by Border Authorities

Snell & Wilmer on

The controversial practice of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents randomly demanding that Americans turn over passwords to their mobile devices so they can be searched at the border and at ports of entry may be...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Telemedicine Prescribers Should Read This Case: U.S. vs. Zadeh

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Health care providers who use telemedicine for remote prescribing of controlled substances should pay close attention to an important case currently pending at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case will decide whether...more

Cozen O'Connor

Facebook "Friends", 4th Amendment Privacy & Probable Cause

Cozen O'Connor on

A recent court decision has added support to the idea that there is no privacy on the internet. In United States v. Meregildo, defendant Melvin Colon moved to suppress evidence seized from his Facebook account pursuant...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide