Ryan Knappenberger reports: A federal judge Friday expressed doubt that agents from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency had the authority to access wide swaths of data at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, pushed the…
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Judge Denies Kochava’s Motion to Dismiss FTC’s Suit Over Selling Geolocation Data
There’s an update to the FTC case against Kochava for selling geolocation data. Kochava had previously tried to fight the FTC’s enforcement action, but was told in July, 2023 that the FTC’s suit would go forward. Now Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On February 3, 2025, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the District of…
Lawsuit against automatic license plate reader cameras can move forward, judge says (1)
Suzanne Smalley reports: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that a lawsuit challenging a Virginia city’s use of automatic license plate readers can move forward. … In October, the Institute for Justice — a nonprofit public interest law firm — filed a lawsuit on behalf of two area residents arguing the cameras amount to “warrantless surveillance…
D.C.Cir.: Compelling defendant to unlock his phone was a 5A testimonial act
The 5th Amendment: “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any…