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Search & Seizure Commentary: A Human Look at Canine Sniffing
Illinois v. Caballes: Some Disturbing Questions
Order Granting Subpoena to Google (ECF 85)
Motion to Suppress Geofence Warrant (ECF 29)
Motion for Subpoena Duces Tecum (ECF 82)
Motion to Seal Raw Data Returns Provided by Google (ECF 68)
In People v Dawes, LaQuan Dawes was charged with robbery based on cellphone location and account data gathered from Google and obtained via a geofence warrant. Dawes is represented by Michael Price, Senior Litigation Counsel for the Fourth Amendment Center, and Sierra Villaran, Deputy Public Defender for the San Francisco Public Defenders Office.
Google Affidavits Responding to Subpoena
Nearly every case involves a cell phone or an online account. Laws on device and account searches are continuing to evolve, as courts reconsider old doctrines that do not fit with the realities of the digital age. Below, find sample motions on suppressing emails, passcodes, and other electronically stored information.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
NACDL adopts a report and recommendations on law enforcement searches of digital evidence.
The Board of Directors adopted model legislation to protect individual privacy against unwanted governmental intrusion through the use of drones
We write to ask that you rescind your support, as members of the Virginia Municipal League, for racial profiling practices by Virginia law enforcement—euphemistically known as “pretextual policing”—and to invite you to an informal presentation on this important criminal justice issue.
The government contended that the police officer’s conduct was allowed under two exceptions: the plain view doctrine and the automobile exception. Did the appellate court agree?
Imagine a juror not only hearing the recording of a wiretapped phone but watching a recording of a video call for the same meeting. Does the government have the capability to intercept Zoom calls? How would video conferencing companies react to a subpoena or search warrant?
