Kane County State's Attorney Podcast
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
Packingham v. North Carolina, 15-1194 (June 2017). Episode 386 (Duration 10:04)
SCOTUS Says State Law Can’t Prevent Sex Offenders From Using Social Media Like Facebook: Can’t have a sweeping law keeping sex offenders off of Facebook and other social media. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
Utah v. Strieff, 136 S.Ct. 2056 (2016). Argued February 22, 2016—Decided June 20, 2016. Episode 185 (Duration 13:49)
Utah v. Strieff asks wether the discovery of a valid arrest warrant sufficiently intervenes to break the causal chain between an unlawful stop and the discovery of drug-related evidence. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
Key Finding: Police need a warrant if they want to access information on a phone found on person after they’ve been arrested.
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