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Why SCOTUS Should Tell the Government 'Get a Warrant' in Cellphone Location Data Case
How should the Court approach this case? In an amicus brief filed last week, the Cato Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the C
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Tech companies ask Supreme Court to block cellphone data grab
"Some of the world’s biggest tech companies pleaded with the Supreme Court this week to update decades-old precedent governing telephon
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Tech Firms Urge Supreme Court to Adapt Privacy Protections for ‘Realities of the Digital Era’ in Cel
"Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Verizon, and other technology companies filed a brief with the Supreme Court late last night declari
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Big Tech Asks Supreme Court to Protect Cell Phone Location Data
This blog post took issue with "Big Tech", although the real problem, if you will, is "Big Data" (i.e. the third-party d
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


The Supreme Court Can Protect Privacy Rights in the Digital Age
On Friday, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) joined the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Cato Institute, and the Reason Foundation in fil
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Privacy Extends to Cell Phone Data, Argues CEI Amicus Brief in Carpenter v. U.S.
Friday the Competitive Enterprise Institute filed an amicus brief in Carpenter v. United States, a Supreme Court case centered on whether or
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


To Apply the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age, Go Back to Its Text
"...In harder cases dealing with unfamiliar items such as communications and data, however, courts retreat to the Supreme Court’s “reas
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Congress must act to protect data privacy before courts make surveillance even easier
The third-party doctrine, which holds that people who voluntarily convey information to a third-party such as a bank or a telephone company
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Bipartisan Bill Would Protect Fourth Amendment, Due Process Rights
"The Committee for Justice applauds Senators Lee and Leahy for this important effort to modernize the ECPA, strengthen the warrant requ
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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