NSA’s ‘Collect It All’ Program Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court
- May 10, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In my post titled Privacy and Telephony Metadata dated October 2, 2014, I concluded with reference to ACLU v. Clapper in which the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, reserved its decision on September 2, 2014. The three-judge panel released…
Police Traffic Stops Limited By Fourth Amendment: U.S. Supreme Court Rules
- May 4, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On April 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States released an important ruling in Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. _ (2015) holding that the Fourth Amendment does not allow the police to extend the duration of a…
Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill in the Post-Snowden Era
- May 2, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Since my last post titled Canada’s Bill C-51 and The Right To Privacy dated April 16, 2015, the proposed anti-terrorism legislation has been in review by the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence. On April 30, 2015, Professor…
Canada’s Bill C-51 and The Right To Privacy
- April 16, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In my post titled Privacy and Personal Autonomy dated January 2, 2015, I agreed with Professor Stephen J. Schulhofer in More Essential Than Ever: The Fourth Amendment in the Twenty-first Century (2012) that the ability of the individual to flourish…
Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill Is Destined for the Courts
- April 2, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In my last post titled Informal Coalition Opposes Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Bill dated March 22, 2015, I reviewed the criticism of the government’s position on Bill C-51 and the attendant decline in public support. I will focus here on two aspects…