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colechristensenyesterday at 7:05 PM4 repliesview on HN

There needs to be a landmark supreme court case that decides that "Search and Seizure" protections include paying corporations for the sought after items.


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b00ty4breakfastyesterday at 7:38 PM

As long as Alito and Thomas are still alive, this will never happen. I have no doubt that both of them have been the recipients of Peter Thiel's "generosity".

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vharuckyesterday at 10:51 PM

I would hope this case wouldn't be hard to make. If the government isn't allowed to censor people through third parties (e.g., threaten onerous investigations of a platform unless a specific person is kicked off), the government shouldn't be allowed to conduct unreasonable searches through a third party. Would we be okay if the FBI contracted with private detective firms to conduct warrantless searches?

leftbrainstrainyesterday at 8:16 PM

I thought Carpenter vs United States was that case, but apparently it wasn't. Terry stops by local officers based on tips from regional Fusion Centers via WhatsApp sounds less unusual every day. Parallel construction has become a long-established technique.

thfuranyesterday at 8:29 PM

I don't want to see any more landmark cases from the current supreme court.