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Controversial ‘Keyword Search’ Warrant Leads to Arrests in Murder Case

Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld a criminal conviction which relied in part on evidence obtained pursuant to a warrant for Google search data. People v. Seymour, 2023 CO 53 (Oct. 16, 2023) (available at...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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For California Electronic and Computing Services Companies, New Processes Required Before Responding to Warrants, Subpoenas and...

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In response to the Dobbs decision, California enacted legislation intended to enhance data privacy and block record requests by other states concerning alleged abortion-related offenses that are lawful in California. In...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Maryland Court of Appeals Updates the ‘Particularity’ Standard for Cell Phone Searches as U.S. Courts Develop New Doctrines for...

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On August 29, 2022, the Maryland Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Richardson v. Maryland, expanding the protection of the Fourth Amendment for subjects of criminal investigations whose cell phones are subject to a...more

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Access points: how to respond to raids by UK investigating authorities

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Following recent media reports of raids conducted by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) - including at domestic residences - as part of a Covid-linked fraud investigation, and visits by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Right to Privacy and Computers and Cellular Devices Search Warrants

On January 11, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court, in an expanded panel of nine justices, prescribed a set of rules concerning procedures and judicial discretion on the granting of search warrants of computers and cellular...more

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Cyber-criminals Beware: Governmental Surveillance of Suspects Does Not Always Require a Warrant

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A search warrant is not required for law enforcement to use pen registers to record the IP addresses visited by a criminal suspect, a federal appeals court recently held. This follows a 1979 Supreme Court case, Smith v....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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Key Takeaways | Cryptocurrency Global Tax Enforcement: What Investors and Companies in the Industry Need to Know NOW

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During a recent program discussing the latest government enforcement efforts related to cryptocurrency, we spoke with Gary Alford, one of the leading Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents in their crypto enforcement efforts,...more

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[Webinar] Cryptocurrency Global Tax Enforcement: What Investors and Companies in the Industry Need to Know NOW - June 28th, 12:00...

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Following the US Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) announcement of “Operation Hidden Treasure,” companies and individuals should prepare for increased scrutiny of virtual currency transactions. Unveiled in March, the operation...more

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

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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

McGlinchey Stafford

Search Warrant Protocol: Stop a Bad Day from Getting Worse [More with McGlinchey Ep. 6]

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Whether they’re federal, state, or local, when agents knock on your door with a search warrant, you’ve already had a bad day. With a few simple tips, you can keep it from getting worse. In this episode of “More with...more

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Bitcoin Data Akin to Bank Records Under Fourth Amendment

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Faced with the novel question of whether an individual has a Fourth Amendment privacy interest in the records of their Bitcoin transactions, the Fifth Circuit found that Bitcoin data is akin to bank records and not subject to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Take Video, But Secure a Warrant to Run Facial Recognition Software

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Last week’s tech company announcements about facial recognition software startled me, but probably not for the reason you might imagine. Amazon, IBM and Microsoft all boosted their socially conscious credibility by moving...more

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U.S. man charged with operating darknet-based bitcoin 'mixer' that laundered $300 million

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted a man from Ohio for running Helix, a darknet-based cryptocurrency laundering service that is alleged to have laundered bitcoins worth $300 million....more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The CLOUD Act: Where International Data Privacy and Law Enforcement Collide

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act), a United States federal law, will be celebrating its two-year anniversary on March 23, 2020. It was effectively, and primarily, an amendment to the Stored...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] What You Need to Know When Government Investigators Knock - December 4th, 2:00 pm ET

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Receiving notice that the government is investigating your organization, employees or corporate and/or scientific practice can be a cause for alarm – but it doesn’t have to be. Former federal prosecutors and Jackson Lewis...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

“CLOUD”s On the Horizon – How Law Enforcement Electronic Data Requests Are Going Global

Companies storing or moving large quantities of digital information routinely receive subpoenas, court orders and warrants from United States law enforcement seeking subscriber information and related data and records....more

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Court Quashes Civil Subpoena for Investigative Information Pursuant to Criminal History Record Information Act (“CHRIA”)

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In an important decision for all law enforcement agencies, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County quashed a civil subpoena directed to a local police department. The subpoena sought a toxicology report that the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

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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What Does the New Utah Electronic Data Privacy Law Do?

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Utah recently became the first state to enact a law specifically designed to protect private electronic information stored with third parties from collection by law enforcement without a valid warrant. Utah Governor Gary...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

DOJ Releases CLOUD Act White Paper and FAQ

Earlier this month, the Department of Justice released a White Paper and FAQ on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act. Enacted in March 2018, the CLOUD Act attempts to resolve the legal conflicts that arise...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Utah Privacy Law Expands Warrant Requirement for Individuals’ Data Held by Electronic Communications Service Providers

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On March 27, 2019, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB 57, a bill designed to increase privacy protections by requiring law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before being able to access a person’s data held by...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New Utah Privacy Law Requires Search Warrant

Companies from California to New York are already scrambling to comply with a growing patchwork of privacy laws covering both businesses and consumers....more

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