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New Digital Privacy Law-Warrant Required

Written by Robbi Cook, October 31, 2015, Constitutional Rights, Criminal Attorney Oakland, Criminal defense, Criminal Lawyer Oakland, Fourth Amendment Law, Illegal Search and Seizure, Law enforcement, Oakland criminal attorney, Oakland criminal lawyer, Right of Privacy, Search and Seizure, Uncategorized

On October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA/State Bill 178), which the American Civil Liberties Union described as a “landmark victory” for digital privacy. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2016, and is probably the most comprehensive digital privacy law in the nation

Reasonable Suspicion for a Police Stop?

Written by Robbi Cook, December 27, 2014, Arrest, Constitutional Rights, Criminal defense, Fourth Amendment Law, Illegal Search and Seizure, Law enforcement, Right of Privacy, Search and Seizure

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Unless you’re a police officer. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the police in a Fourth Amendment case in which the arresting officer’s “mistake of law” led him to conduct an erroneous traffic stop based on a non-existent legal offense. In the

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