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Supreme Court Ruling in Cell Phone Case is a Victory for Our Privacy Rights
In an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court acknowledged that Fourth Amendment doctrines must evolve to account for “seismic shif
Op-ed published in Fox News


Fourth Circuit Rules Suspicion is Needed to Search Electronic Devices Seized at the Border
Last year, the Committee for Justice joined Cause of Action Institute and Floor 64, Inc. in filing an amicus brief in support of the appella
Ashley Baker


SCOTUS Dismisses US v. Microsoft: Courts lack policy expertise, democratic mandate to update the SCA
We welcome the Supreme Court's decision dismissing United States v. Microsoft in light of Congress's passage of the CLOUD Act (Clari
CFJ Staff


Monday Round-Up (US v. Microsoft, CLOUD Act)
At The New Republic, Matt Ford reports that by including a statute that "would rewrite the rules for how U.S. tech companies deal with
SCOTUSblog


Your email privacy will get a boost thanks to the omnibus spending bill (and that's a good thing
If the justices are forced to take on the nuanced task of modernizing the SCA in the face of Congressional inaction, it will be unfortunate
Op-ed published in Fox News


Ruling for U.S. in Microsoft Case Would Impair Global Law Enforcement
If sanctioned by the Court, the Justice Department's decision to serve Microsoft with a warrant – rather than using the existing interna
Ashley Baker


Is the Supreme Court Set to Establish Major Precedent in Email Privacy?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will decide whether tech companies that store our emails and other personal data on servers abroad can be forced to turn that data over to American law enforcement. In an op-ed published this morning in The Hill, Committee for Justice President Curt Levey writes about what's at stake in both United States v. Microsoft and the critical legislation introduced this month—the CLOUD Act—intended to modernize the statute governing this question. Levey
Op-ed published in The Hill


In Support of the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act
By providing clear guidelines, the CLOUD Act takes several steps to avoid international conflicts of law and protect the privacy of citizens
The Committee for Justice


Who Owns the Digital Information About You?
Mr. Carpenter was convicted in 2013 of a series of armed robberies. Evidence leading to the conviction included historical cell phone locati
Forbes
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