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Wiretapping
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Media Law Prof Blog
Italian Journalists Lodge Protest Over Government’s Wiretapping Bill
Media Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Rules Against New York Times In Request To Unseal Wiretap Application In “Emperor’s Club” Case
The Second Circuit has ruled that the New York Times has not shown "good cause" in its application to "gain access to sealed wiretap applications relating to the investigation of…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Miami Herald, UBS, IRS still working out deal; Greg Allen, NPR, UBS Settlement Puts Spotlight On Tax EvasionReuters, Court turns down NY Times on Spitzer case wiretapsLaurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg,…
Asset Search Blog
Computer Intrusions That Violate Privacy Laws
By Fred Abrams
My post "Pretexting During An Asset Search" explained that using false pretenses may violate privacy laws during an asset search. "Attorney Christensen's Wiretap Conviction" additionally mentioned the case of a…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Law.com (AP), Pellicano Gets 15 Years for Wiretapping Scheme DOJ Press Release, California Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Connection with Sales of Parts from ChinaDOJ Press Release, Former Executive…
Asset Search Blog
Attorney Christensen’s Wiretap Conviction
By Fred Abrams
Attorney Terry Christensen was convicted along with private investigator Anthony Pellicano on August 29, 2008, as reported by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Law Blog. According …
International Law Prof Blog
Brazil: Supreme Court Chief Justice had his Phone Tapped!
President Luiz Inancio Lula da Silva yesterday suspended the head of Brazil's intelligence service over a scandal involving telephone wiretaps. Among those phones who were tapped is the Chief Justice…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Using a Cell Phone to Buy Drugs – Circuits Are Split
By legalwriting
A guy uses his own cell phone to purchase drugs. Does he commit a separate statutory violation by using his own phone? The Statutory Construction Blog tells us that circuits…
The Contingency
The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Lawsuits
Shakespeare's Dick the Butcher, in Henry VI, proposed to kill all the lawyers as a first step toward revolution. President George W. Bush today insisted that Congress immunize telecommunications companies…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Wire: Supreme Court of Illinois Finds Joint Federal/State Investigations Don’t Need To Comply With State Eavesdropping Law
By Colin Miller
In People v. Coleman, the Supreme Court of Illinois determined that Illinois police do not have to follow a state eavesdropping law when working as part of a federal ivestigation. …