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Monthly Archive: June 2014

  • SB’s interview with SCOTUSblog: On teaching & mentoring, press passes, and the future

    Tom Goldstein is going to a concert, and isn’t afraid to brag about it. He held up two printed tickets with bar codes. “Don’t be jealous that I’m going to Katy Perry tonight.” “Too late,” I responded. SCOTUSblog is my first and often last stop for Supreme Court news.  I read it for personal interest… Continue Reading

    on June 25, 2014
  • On ABC v. Aereo

    5-cent explanation:  Does Brooklyn, NY-based Aereo violate copyright laws when they provide equipment, at a cost of roughly $8 a month, to get local stations routed to consumers computers, tablets, or phones, to record and play programming on a cloud-based server? 10-cent explanation:  Aereo might be on to something – A la carte programming that saves viewers hundreds… Continue Reading

    on June 19, 2014
  • How two SCOTUS decisions could thwart electronic privacy erosion

    By Cara L. Gallagher Considering the median age of the nine Supreme Court Justices is around 65, Generation X, Y and Millenials should sit up and pay attention, not only the specifics of the two 4th Amendment cases involving cell phone searches (Riley v. CA and U.S. v. Wurie), but also the decisions.  Many of… Continue Reading

    on June 15, 2014
  • On police searches of cell phones and the 4th Amendment: Riley v. CA & U.S. v. Wurie

    5-cent explanation: Can police search the contents of an arrestee’s cell phone (text messages, pictures, videos, call records, etc.) during routine traffic stops? 10-cent explanation: Two cases, both related to the searches of cell phones – one involved a flip phone, the other a smart phone – were argued in front of the U.S. Supreme… Continue Reading

    on June 15, 2014

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