Tag: Fourth Amendment

Republicans have put a one-week time limit on debating immigration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Congress votes to reauthorize spy tool despite privacy fight

Susan Ferrechio · January 18, 2018 5:38 pm

Searches of electronic devices at the border are on the rise. According to CBP's own figures, the number of international travelers processed with electronic device searches in fiscal 2017 increased almost 60 percent from fiscal 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Searches of phones at the border unlikely to stop

Washington Examiner Staff · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

"Thoughtful leaders on both sides of the aisle know FISA section 702 is a vital and carefully overseen tool to protect this country. This isn't about politics. Congress must reauthorize it," James Comey tweeted Thursday. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

James Comey urges Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA

Melissa Quinn · January 11, 2018 3:47 pm

The Supreme Court took up a case on Tuesday involving the search of a rental car that lawyers say has the potential to affect privacy law, as well as the 115 million car rentals that occur annually in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justices consider case on police right to search vehicle parked close to home

Melissa Quinn · January 9, 2018 9:08 pm

The Supreme Court took up a case on Tuesday involving the search of a rental car that lawyers say has the potential to affect privacy law, as well as the 115 million car rentals that occur annually in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court questions right of police to search rental car driven by unauthorized driver

Melissa Quinn · January 9, 2018 7:36 pm

In a narrow 183-233 vote, lawmakers struck down an amendment by Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., to implement significant restrictions on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Lawmakers prep for House floor battle to derail FISA surveillance bill

Susan Ferrechio · January 9, 2018 6:36 pm

Carpenter v. United States provides the first insight into how the justices view privacy rights in the digital age. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko)

Major privacy case could reveal new fault lines in Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · November 29, 2017 7:44 pm

In an order Wednesday, the court stayed part of a district court decision "with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance." (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Supreme Court to hear blockbuster cellphone privacy case

Ryan Lovelace · November 29, 2017 5:01 am

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Carpenter v. United States, a case about the constitutionality of law enforcement searching and seizing -- without a warrant -- a cellphone user's records to reveal that person's locations and movements. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court to hear major cellphone privacy case amid end-of-year blockbusters

Ryan Lovelace · November 27, 2017 5:01 am

California has passed the first comprehensive privacy bill in the U.S., but authors and industry representatives warn that the bill needs fixes.

Beltway Confidential

How a 31-year-old law is threatening your privacy online

Matthew Larosiere · October 18, 2017 2:08 pm

Under current law, the federal government isn't required to obtain a warrant to get cell phone location information under what's known as the "third-party doctrine," derived from two Supreme Court decisions from the 1970s. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Supreme Court takes up warrantless cellphone searches

Melissa Quinn · October 9, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump nominated Justice Neil Gorsuch to the bench earlier this year. Now, as the court convenes to hear several blockbuster cases, Gorsuch will be thoroughly tested for the first time -- and along with him, many conservatives' case for Trump. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

Was Trump worth it for the judges? We’re about to find out

Nicole Russell · October 4, 2017 5:27 pm