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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
US Supreme Court Evaluates Privacy of Cell Phone Data
Last Thursday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Carpenter v. United States. At issue was whether the FBI violated the Fourth Amendment when it obtained the cellphone location…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Judge Harry Pregerson’s Immigration Legacy
As previously reported here, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson died last week. Judge Pregerson was a giant in immigration law. Law student Katie Kelly…
PrawfsBlawg
Carpenter – Post-Oral Argument Thoughts
Main Wednesday, November 29, 2017Carpenter – Post-Oral Argument Thoughts The following guest post is by past guest-Prawf Andrew Ferguson (UDC).Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the much awaited…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Lessons from the Carpenter oral arguments: SCOTUS echoes with [laughter]
I'm no Orin Kerr, but I've been pretty obsessed lately with United States v. Carpenter, this term's blockbuster Fourth Amendment-meets-technology case. It's a fascinating case, and it features outstanding advocates…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Anyone have hot sentencing takes on the Supreme Court’s big Fourth AmendmentCarpentercase being argued today?
Main November 29, 2017Anyone have hot sentencing takes on the Supreme Court's big Fourth Amendment Carpenter case being argued today?Folks interested in both criminal law and technology have been buzzing…
PrawfsBlawg
DC v. Wesby and Fourth Amendment Perspective
Main Thursday, November 02, 2017DC v. Wesby and Fourth Amendment PerspectiveLast month, the Supreme Court heard argument in DC v. Wesby, the justices’ latest case on Fourth Amendment civil suits…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
Government Employee Can Proceed to Trial on Her Challenge to the District of Columbia’s “Blanket” Drug and Alcohol Tests
The federal court for the District of Columbia ruled that a former employee of the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (“OCME”) could proceed to trial with her claims…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Idea of ‘the Criminal Justice System'”
Main October 10, 2017"The Idea of 'the Criminal Justice System'"The title of this post is the title of this interesting-looking new paper authored by Sara Mayeux now available via SSRN.…
SDNY Blog
Judge Forrest Tosses Suit Challenging Alleged City Policy to “Stop All Pedicabs”
This week, Judge Forrest dismissed an action by New York City pedicab drivers challenging city policies towards pedicabs as unconstitutional. The drivers claimed that NYPD officers were given instructions "from above"…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Tips for Traveling with Electronic Devices
By Su Ross
In the September 18, 2017 Federal Register notice (see 82 FR 43556) , U.S. Citizenship and Immigration made clear it will now routinely require those applying to enter the U.S.…