‘Sexting’ case leaves privacy issue unresolved
BOSTON — When the U.S. Supreme Court took up the case City of Ontario v. Quon, the legal world braced for the justices to rule on whether employees have a privacy interest in the messages they send on...
View ArticleSocial networking sites complicate litigation
BOSTON – As more and more individuals and businesses take part in social media such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, these social networking sites are inevitably becoming a factor in e-discovery. In a...
View ArticleNew NOPD safety initiative raises legal questions
Police are checking cars to make sure they’re locked under a new safety initiative to cut down on thefts, but legal experts question whether it falls under unreasonable search and seizures.
View ArticleSupreme Court rules warrantless GPS constitutes illegal search
After punting on the issue in the past, the U.S. Supreme Court has again waded into the choppy waters of privacy protection involving the warrantless use of a GPS device on a suspect’s car. While still...
View ArticleCourts divided over cell phone search cases
At the trial of a man charged with the beating death of his girlfriend’s young son, prosecutors were armed with cellphone data and other documents obtained with valid search warrants. But it was the...
View ArticleSupreme Court questions legality of warrantless DNA collection
Louisiana is one of 28 states to enact laws allowing the pre-conviction collection of DNA, although the specific limits of collection and use vary from state to state.
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