>and you should always at least be able verify the people who issued it exist and have the authority to do so I don't think that would have helped in this case

>and you should always at least be able verify the people who issued it exist and have the authority to do so I don't think that would have helped in this case since although it was based on an affidavit from a fake police officer, the name of a real judge was used to approve the fake warrant. What would have helped is Verizon calling the court and verifying that they issued the warrant.