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United States v. Self, No. 09-51012 Summary Calendar (5th Cir. 1-14-2011) [Unpublished]

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 03 April 2011

Tagged in: U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) , Texas , privacy , iPhone/iPad/iPod , drugs , cellphone

Denial of Motion to Suppress Affirmed -- Defendant was convicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack).

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D.C. Superior Court Rejects Defendant's Request to Inspect Judge's Computer

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 26 December 2009

Tagged in: text message(s) , stalking , privacy , mobile forensics , judicial opinion(s) , e-mail(s) , District of Columbia , cellphone

A defense counsel request to conduct a forensic examination of a magistrate judge's computer and cellphone was firmly rejected by the District of Columbia Superior Court last week. The Court also rejected defense counsel's petition to have the entire Superior Court recuse itself from hearing the stalking complaint of their colleague, Magistrate Judge Janet Albert.

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Obama Administration Seeks Rehearing on 9th Circuit Privacy Ruling

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 25 November 2009

Tagged in: U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) , search warrants , privacy , police procedure

Not surprisingly, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan (the Obama administration's top legal advocate) has filed a brief seeking a rehearing of the 9th Circuit's en banc decision recommending strict limits on governmental computer searches. The ruling was handed down last August in United States v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc., the government's long-running investigation into steroid use by atheletes.

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