A MP has backed calls for the DNA screening of all men in Bristol as part of the hunt for the murderer of Jo Yeates. Miss Yeates’ body was found at the roadside on Christmas Day eight days after she was reported missing. Bristol East Labour MP Kerry McCarthy said if police thought the exercise…
Category: Court
Confusion, FUD, or fundraising on the 2703(d) trail?
How many Twitter followers does it take to make sense of a court order? As noted yesterday, Twitter received a court order under Title 18 § 2703, the Stored Communications Act, to provide information on the accounts of some people associated with WikiLeaks. Rather than just comply with the 2703(d) order, which Twitter certainly had the option…
CT Supreme Court dismisses school drug sweeps case
The Associated Press reports: Connecticut’s Supreme Court has dismissed a couple’s lawsuit over a random sweep with a drug-sniffing dog in their daughter’s high school, letting stand a lower court ruling that says the practice is legal. But the justices never had a chance to address the core questions about students’ constitutional protections and whether…
D.C. Man Fights for Release in GPS Surveillance Case
The Washington area man at the center of a national dispute over warrantless GPS surveillance is demanding his release from custody since a federal appeals court voided his life sentence stemming from his alleged role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Lawyers for the man, Antoine Jones, the former co-owner of a nightclub in Washington, argued…