FC: Federal appeals court sides with police in BBS search and seizure

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Tue Jul 03 2001 - 06:40:52 PDT

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    Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 18:50:56 -0400
    To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private>
    From: "Lynne L. Harrison" <lharrisonat_private>
    Subject: Guest v. Leis
    
    Declan-
    
    Thought you might find this case interesting - seizure case involving an 
    online bulletin board.
    
    GUEST v. LEIS, No 99-4115, 99-4176 (6th Cir. July 02, 2001)
    Government officials have Eleventh Amendment immunity from liability for 
    seizure of materials commingled on a criminal suspect's computer with 
    allegedly criminal evidence despite the Privacy Protection Act, 42 USC 
    2000aa(a), and third-party standing under the Fourth Amendment.
    
    To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
    http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/6th/01a0206p.html
    
    
    Lynne
    
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