@eff to #ThirdCircuit : Electronic Device #Searches at the #Border Require a #Warrant
#privacy #fourthamendment #cbp
EFF, along with the national ACLU and the ACLU affiliates in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices.
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“Sir, this lacks decency,” said Sen #CoryBooker, a NJ Democrat, his voice raised & visibly agitated. “It lacks decorum. It shows that you do not want to simply hear from your colleagues. This is absolutely wrong!”
Grassley ignored him & plowed on. In a voice vote, committee #Republicans voted to confirm #EmilBove, 44, to a lifetime appointment on the United States Court of Appeals for the #ThirdCircuit, which encompasses #Pennsylvania, #NewJersey & #Delaware.
Emil Bove wants us all to know "I'm not anybody's henchman" .... Trump's Houseboy, Emil wants us to know he's a 'lawyer from a small town'. From today, Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Emil Bove Third Circuit Confirmation Hearing opening statement.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, 1966.
#EFF to #ThirdCircuit:
#TikTok Has #Section230 #Immunity for Video Recommendations
EFF legal intern Nick Delehanty was the principal author of this post.EFF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of TikTok’s request that the full court reconsider the case Anderson v. TikTok after a three-judge panel ruled that Section 230 immunity...
#ICYMI In a 94-page opinion yesterday, a 4-1 majority #Pennsylvania #CourtDecision has ruled that counties cannot simply toss out any mail-in #ballots due to missing , hard to read or incorrect #handwritten dates on their outer return envelopes.
Enforcement of previous #RNC endorsed requirement violated the state constitution’s Free and #EqualElections Clause and resulted in the erroneously directed #disqualification of over 10,000 mail-in ballots statewide alone during the 2022 midterm elections.
The #DNC filed in support of the challenge that was originally brought by the #BlackPoliticalEmpowermentProject who also had a federal case claiming the law contravened a provision of the #CivilRightsAct but that case was stopped in the #ThirdCircuit. #RepublicanParty operatives vowed to take it to PA's #SupremeCourt within 72 hour limit to file a legal challenge.
Weds 5/3 - Chevron in the Crosshairs, Third Circuit Filing Deadline, Lewis Brisbois Mass Exodus, Ford Wins, and Insider Trading NFTs
We have a #Chevron challenge getting taken up by #SCOTUS, a new filing deadline for the #ThirdCircuit, #LewisBrisbois mass exodus, #Ford Motor Co. wins a big reversal, and an insider trading #NFT case.
@law #lawfedi #biglaw #supremecourt
https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/weds-53-chevron-in-the-crosshairs
Listen now (5 min) | We have a Chevron challenge getting taken up by SCOTUS, a new filing deadline for the Third Circuit, Lewis Brisbois mass exodus, Ford Motor Co. wins a big reversal, and an insider trading NFT case.
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