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Brief of Amici Curiae Minnesota Board of Public Defense, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Case law generally requires law enforcement officers to get a warrant before they search a cellphone, track someone’s location, or obtain sensitive records from service providers. The question whether a warrant is necessary is only the first step. The next question: What does a warrant require? Jennifer Granick reveals the three ways current search warrant practice falls short. She lays out the legal arguments favoring narrow, tailored searches and seizures.
THE GOVERNMENT HAD MY WIRES TAPPED: Litigating Title III Wiretaps
NACDL Spring Meeting & Seminar Search, Seizure & Criminal Litigation, April 18-21, 2018, New York City.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari.