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The Hemisphere Project: AT&T Call Records and Their New Name
The Hemisphere Project let police search AT&T call records back to 1987, often on a subpoena. How it worked, why users hid it, and its new name.
The Hemisphere Project: AT&T Call Records and Their New Name
The Hemisphere Project let police search AT&T call records back to 1987, often on a subpoena. How it worked, why users hid it, and its new name.
FISA Notice: When Prosecutors Must Tell Defendants About Surveillance
FISA notice under 50 U.S.C. § 1806(c), explained: when prosecutors must tell defendants about surveillance, what 'derived from' means, and what it leaves out.
Carpenter v. United States: When Police Need a Warrant for Your Phone's Location
Carpenter v. United States made phone location history a Fourth Amendment search. What the Court held, what it left open, and what records need no warrant.
Section 702 Backdoor Searches: How the FBI Queries Americans' Communications
Section 702 backdoor searches explained: how the FBI queries Americans' communications collected without a warrant, what the FISA Court found, and what's next.
Can a Defendant Learn Who the Confidential Informant Is?
Confidential informant disclosure under Roviaro: when the government must reveal an informant's identity, why McCray limits it, and what Giglio says about pay.
How to Read a Federal Criminal Complaint and FBI Affidavit
How to read a federal criminal complaint and FBI affidavit: where to find one, how it's built, what the boilerplate means, and how to spot a gap at the start.
How Defendants Find Out How a Case Really Began : Brady, Rule 16 and Franks
How to find out how a federal investigation started: what Rule 16 discovery, Brady, Giglio, the Jencks Act and Franks hearings can reach, and where they stop.
Is Parallel Construction Legal ?
Is parallel construction legal? No statute names it, but hiding how a case began can collide with the Fourth Amendment, Brady, FISA notice and perjury law.
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree and the Independent Source Doctrine
The independent source doctrine explained: how fruit of the poisonous tree works, its three exceptions, and why the defense must know a case's real first step.
The DEA Special Operations Division: Where Parallel Construction Got Its Name
How the DEA Special Operations Division and parallel construction became public: the 2013 Reuters reporting, the 'recreate' instruction, and what HRW added.