On Carpenter Case, Verizon's Silliman Says Justices Need 'Workable Line' if Third-Party Doctrine Tweaked
The Supreme Court sees the "challenge" in reconstructing the third-party legal doctrine when deciding the legality of cellphone location data in Carpenter v. U.S. (see 1711290043), Verizon General Counsel Craig Silliman blogged Monday. "If they decide that the third party…
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doctrine does not apply, they must explain how to draw a workable line," said Silliman, saying justices "remarked about the difficulties in drawing lines" on when searches should be allowable. Verizon plans a Feb. 15 panel.