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That the free speech arguments are going ahead is nice, but the judge also hammered another nail into the coffin of the 4th amendment: Robart rejected the tech
by drodgers 10y ago
That the free speech arguments are going ahead is nice, but the judge also hammered another nail into the coffin of the 4th amendment:
Robart rejected the tech giant’s argument that the so-called sneak-and-peek searches amount to an unlawful search and seizure of property. Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch had argued that federal law allows the Justice Department to obtain electronic communications without disclosure of a specific warrant if it would endanger an individual or an investigation.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoIt takes more than a judge's comments to change a constitution.
- yarou 10y agoTrue, but a judge's job is to interpret the Constitition.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoSure, but different judges are free to interpret the constitution without reference to specific interpretations. Therefore, it's not a nail in the coffin of the 4th amendment, it's just a temporary misuse (IMO).
- k-mcgrady 10y ago>> Sure, but different judges are free to interpret the constitution without reference to specific interpretations. Aren't the lower courts subject to the interpretations of the higher courts?
- ZenoArrow 10y agoFor rulings, yes, though they can be overturned: http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-overturned-supreme-court-cases.htm http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-overturned-supreme-court-c... Is what we're seeing here a ruling, or merely a dismissal of a claim before the trial starts?