Wiretaps are arguably the greatest invasion of privacy that the government can do. They’re listening in on private conversations, not intended to be overheard by anyone else. So to get a wiretapping warrant, the government has to do more than for a normal search warrant. There has to be...
This’ll be quick, because we’re pretty busy working on a wiretap case, which is always time-consuming if done right. But as our mind’s on that topic anyway, we thought we’d quickly point out that the latest round of insider-trading cases is again largely derived from wiretaps. Here’s a roundup over...
Over the summer, New York City’s police force demanded that the FBI and the Justice Department make it easier to get wiretaps on suspected terrorists. The feds refused, and the dispute has escalated ever since. The New York Times reports that correspondence has flown between the U.S. Attorney General and...
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