[Lnc-business] Notice of proposed lawsuit - amicus brief in U.S. v. Houston

[William Redpath]

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 8:24 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> We have an opportunity to sign on to an amicus brief in support of en
> banc rehearing in U.S. v. Houston.  A former colleague of mine works
> for the firm handling the amicus for the National Association of
> Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Brennan Center.
>
> For background on the Houston case, this Ars Technica article may be
> helpful.
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/feds-nail-webcam-on-utility-pole-for-10-weeks-to-spy-on-suspect/
>
> The purpose would be to get rehearing to have the court reverse its
> ruling that this kind of surveillance is constitutional.  There is no
> cost that I am aware of, as the brief is already written, we would
> just be signing on.
>
> I have a copy of the amicus brief if any LNC members would like to
> read it in confidence.  I need to decide if the Libertarian Party will
> sign on prior to Monday, February 29 at 10:00 am, so I will likely
> call a very short EC call for this weekend.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Nick
>
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