A Geofence Warrant Is a Fourth Amendment Search
- June 30, 2026
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that geofence warrants authorizing law enforcement to search cell phone location history from a crime scene violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The sweeping warrants have often been…
Sentencing Trends in Fentanyl Trafficking Cases in Alberta
- June 15, 2026
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Fentanyl is a dangerous synthetic opioid more potent than heroin and morphine with a high risk of accidental overdose. It is often sold on the street mixed with other drugs and in counterfeit pills made to look like prescription opioids….
China’s Illegal Police Stations and Digital Transnational Repression
- May 31, 2026
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A United States citizen and New York resident has been convicted of acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China for running a secret police station from a building in the Chinatown neighbourhood of Manhattan. Federal prosecutors…
Do Cellphone Unlocking Cases Ask the Wrong Question?
- May 15, 2026
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Compelled production of a passcode for a digital device by state authorities violates the right to silence under s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But whether the compelled use of biometrics yields the same result has…
Money Cleaner for Crypto Kids Sentenced for Enterprise Crime
- April 30, 2026
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A young man who laundered $3.5 million for a crime syndicate dubbed the Crypto Kids has been sentenced to 70 months by a federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Investigators said the group…