POSTED BY Christopher Mills On June 5, 2013, The Guardian reported that the US government, specifically the NSA, had been listening into the phone calls, reading the text messages and even reading emails of U.S. citizens. This revelation changed how many Americans perceived their right to privacy from the government in relation to the use… Read More Justice Department Mimics NSA Search Techniques
POSTED BY Hillary Cheng Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for locating and deporting immigrants who have not complied with laws governing immigrants. These statutes regulate the criminal activity of aliens, their entry into the U.S., their health, their dependence on public welfare, and various other activities… Read More Profiling “Criminal Aliens”
POSTED BY Caroline Carollo Although we are living in the age of technology, there are still many unanswered questions as to how certain forms of technology fit within the legal world. Specifically, there is not a clear answer as to whether Fourth Amendment protections apply to one’s personal technology devices, such as cell phones and… Read More Should Law Enforcement Officers be Allowed to Conduct a Warrantless Search of the Contents of a Cell Phone Seized Incident to the Lawful Arrest of a Criminal Suspect?