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Internet provider information is not private (but no case has said that it is)

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Subscriber information provided to an Internet provider is not constitutionally protected (and no case is to the contrary). A potential violation of ECPA is not subject to suppression. United States v. Perrine, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5251 (10th Cir. March 11, 2008). Slight discrepancy between crime victim's report of the color of a vehicle involved in a crime does not defeat reasonable suspicion. United States v. Abdus-Price, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5144 (D.C. Cir. March 11, 2008).* Stop was justified by traffic a violation, and independent probable cause developed. United States v. Pineda, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18137 (N.D. Ga. March 10, 2008).* Fourth Amendment civil rights claim in California was timely because it was brought within one year of dismissal of state case, but plaintiff loses on the merits...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).