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How much work can the government require you to do in order to comply with a warrant? There must be limits. When does it become involuntary servitude? Obviously
by nsxwolf 11y ago
How much work can the government require you to do in order to comply with a warrant? There must be limits. When does it become involuntary servitude? Obviously not when we're talking about handing over something in your possession, but how much code can they make you write?
- rayiner 11y agoCourts are entitled to reasonable cooperation from third parties to facilitate the administration of justice. Turning over documents, showing up for third-party depositions, testifying in front of a grand jury, drilling into a safe deposit box, etc. In Anglo-American law, that idea predates even the Constitution. But at some point, cooperation goes beyond reasonable into the area of "unreasonable burden." As a practical matter, the test tends to be one of economics. How much does it cost to comply, and is that cost a reasonable one given the party being compelled?