Last May, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents searched and took Pascal Abidor's laptop and external hard drive when he was returning home to New York City from Montreal, Canada, where he attends graduate school. When his laptop and hard drive were returned to him 11 days later, Abidor discovered agents had opened numerous files, including personal photographs, a transcript of a chat with his girlfriend, copies of email correspondence, class notes, journal articles, tax returns, his graduate school transcript, and his resume.
Late yesterday, the federal district court in Seattle, Washington, ruled that the North Carolina Department of Revenue’s demands for detailed information about the purchases of Amazon.com customers violated the Constitution and the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
Late yesterday, the federal district court in Seattle, Washington, ruled that the North Carolina Department of Revenue’s demands for detailed information about the purchases of Amazon.com customers violated the Constitution and the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
Over the past few months, we've informed you about developments in our case challenging the government's efforts to collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks. On May 4, the magistrate judge overseeing our challenge issued a new order concerning our request that all of the court records in this case be listed on the public court docket.
Late this afternoon, a court ruled that the government can collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks. The court rejected our efforts to overturn an earlier court order that had required Twitter to turn over the records. We had challenged the order on the grounds that it was overbroad and violated our client's constitutional rights.
Late this afternoon, a court ruled that the government can collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks. The court rejected our efforts to overturn an earlier court order that had required Twitter to turn over the records. We had challenged the order on the grounds that it was overbroad and violated our client's constitutional rights.
Two weeks ago, we told you about a court decision that allows the government to collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks. The decision also allows the government to keep secret what other services, if any, have been required to turn over information about the users.
Two weeks ago, we told you about a court decision that allows the government to collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks. The decision also allows the government to keep secret what other services, if any, have been required to turn over information about the users.
