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twoodfintoday at 2:00 AM1 replyview on HN

Bank records are correspondence between a person and the bank, not “persons, houses, papers, and effects” as protected by the Fourth Amendment. As such, they’re subject to subpoena.

Now, Congress could extend similar protections to bank records any time they like. Vote accordingly.


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Gagarin1917today at 3:37 PM

Correspondence between a person and a business should be considered “papers.”

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