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Whoa! I responded to one point in the Rackspace response I thought was a bit off-base, specifically that their general counsel thinks the fourth amendment appl
by dmourati 13y ago
Whoa!
I responded to one point in the Rackspace response I thought was a bit off-base, specifically that their general counsel thinks the fourth amendment applies to them ... "Based on our interpretation of the Fourth Amendment ". It does not.
You may not give a * about what the SCOTUS decided in 1979 but the SCOTUS does, it is called legal precedent.
Times may have changed, but Smith v Maryland is still controlling law.
Please try to be more civil.
- einhverfr 13y agoBut it is still controlling law in the area of pen registers applied to single individuals, right? Knotts raises some uncertainty as to whether dragnet surveillance should be under the same rules, and at least 5 justices in Jones v. United States clearly articulated that it was different for long-term, widespread surveillance of this sort. So I am questioning as to whether Smith controls the Verizon order as it is. I am not sure a simple "yes" is possible.