Texas authorities serve Apple a warrant for mass shooter’s iPhone

Authorities are persisting in their efforts to get access to the Texas mass shooter’s iPhone despite having missed an early opportunity. The San Antonio Express-News has learned that Texas Rangers served Apple warrants for data on both the perpetrator’s iPhone SE and a basic LG cellphone. In the case of the iPhone, the state law […]

If NYPD cops want to snoop on your phone, they need a warrant, judge rules

Enlarge (credit: Sergi Reboredo/VW PICS/UIG via Getty Images) A New York state judge has concluded that a powerful police surveillance tool known as a cell-site simulator, a device that spoofs legitimate mobile phone towers, is a “search” and therefore requires a warrant under most circumstances. As a New York State Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn […]

Here’s the arrest warrant for the man who allegedly tackled Rand Paul

Thomson Reuters Sen. Rand Paul was the victim of an alleged assault on Friday. Police charged his neighbor, 59-year-old Rene Boucher. He may not return to the Senate for months. Sen. Rand Paul was hospitalized on Friday after an altercation with a neighbor. Police charged Rene Boucher, 59, with fourth-degree assault after Boucher allegedly tackled the senator […]

EPA chief signing death warrant for Obama Clean Power Plan

WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said he would sign a proposed rule on Tuesday to begin withdrawing from the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s centerpiece regulation to fight climate change. “Here’s the president’s message: The war on coal is over,” EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told a gathering in […]

Turkey issues detention warrant for 2nd US consulate worker – local media

Published time: 9 Oct, 2017 11:39 Edited time: 9 Oct, 2017 11:47 Turkey has issued a detention warrant for a second US consulate worker, Hurriyet newspaper reports. It comes after the arrest of another employee prompted the US to suspend visas for Turkish citizens. Let’s block ads! (Why?) RT – Daily news

Justice Department goes nuclear on Google in search warrant fight

Enlarge / Close-up of cables and LED lights in the data center of T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. (credit: Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images) The Justice Department is demanding that a federal judge sanction Google for failing to abide by court orders to turn over data tied to 22 e-mail accounts. “Google’s conduct here amounts […]

Another court tells police: Want to use a stingray? Get a warrant

Enlarge (credit: Elvert Barnes) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that the warrantless use of a cell-site simulator violated the Constitution when a man suspected of sexual assault and robbery was located by local police. In a 2-1 opinion issued Thursday, the DC Court of Appeals—effectively the equivalent of a state supreme court—agreed […]

Stingray tracking of cellphones unconstitutional without a warrant – US court

A federal court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant before using Stingray tracking devices to locate a suspect via their cellphone signal. Civil rights groups argue that such tools also violate the rights of innocent bystanders. In a 2-1 decision Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that law […]

Court: Locating suspect via stingray definitely requires a warrant

Enlarge (credit: Russell Mondy) A federal judge in Oakland, California has ruled against the suppression of evidence derived from warrantless use of a cell-site simulator. The simulator, a device often referred to as a stingray, was used to locate the lead defendant in an ongoing attempted murder case. In the 39-page ruling, US District Judge Phyllis […]