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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the USA Freedom Act, which bans the bulk collection of private records. Among the witnesses testifying were officials from the FBI,…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hernandez v. Mesa, a case regarding constitutional protections beyond U.S. boundaries and whether the parents of a Mexican national can sue a U.S. border patrol…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kansas v. Glover, a case concerning police traffic stops and the Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful stops and searches. A Kansas sheriff’s deputy on routine patrol saw a…

American University lecturer Aaron Bell taught a class about privacy laws and federal surveillance of civil rights leaders. He described the mid-20th century creation of the Counter…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Mitchell v. Wisconsin, a case concerning Wisconsin’s implied consent law allowing police to obtain a blood draw from an unconscious driver without consent…

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board hosted a public forum to discuss the USA Freedom Act, a modified extension of the Patriot Act, which was due to expire at the end of 2019 if…

Drew Harwell talked about how lawmakers were addressing privacy and civil rights concerns caused by facial recognition technology.

Future of Privacy Forum’s Jules Polonetsky talked about the issue of internet data collection and privacy.

The Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center held a discussion on location privacy and cell phones, following the Supreme Court ruling in Carpenter v. United…

The Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center held a discussion on location privacy and cell phones, following the Supreme Court ruling in Carpenter v. United…

Politico Pro technology reporter Ashley Hold discussed the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 22, 2018, in the Carpenter v. United States case, which determined law enforcement must get a…

Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments to the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 22, 2018, in the Carpenter v. United States case, which determined law…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Carpenter v. United States. The case concerns whether a search warrant is needed for law enforcement to gain access to a person’s cell phone location data…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Byrd v. United States. The case centers on whether drivers have a reasonable expectation of privacy while in a rental car they did not rent and are not…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dahda v. U.S.. The case concerns twin brothers Los and Roosevelt Dahda who were convicted of leading an interstate drug conspiracy in Kansas. In gathering pre-trial…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Microsoft Corporation, a case dealing with warrant compliance and email contents stored abroad. The federal government got a…

Law professors Jeffrey Rosen and Jamil Jaffer talked about the 1967 Supreme Court case Katz v. United States, which concerned Charles Katz, a bookie recorded by the FBI transmitting illegal bets from a…

Professors Carolyn Long and Renee Hutchins talked about the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio, in which the court applied, via a 5-4 decision, Fourth Amendment protection against…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Collins v. Virginia, which concerns warrantless searches and the extent of the Fourth Amendment’s automobile exception. Police are permitted to search a vehicle…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in District of Columbia v. Wesby, a case concerning the Fourth Amendment and probable cause arrests. Theodore Wesby was one of several people initially…