search warrants

Attorneys haggled Friday in the D.C. Superior Court over whether the government should be allowed to proceed with search warrants for Facebook accounts associated with Inauguration Day protests, and if so, what information it should be allowed to access.
During an afternoon hearing, U.S. Attorney John Borchert said the federal government wanted to conduct a “front to back” search of the accounts. The government, he said, would scroll through the account information it requested – including private messages, pictures and news feeds – to find what it needs.

A city in Northern Michigan recently passed an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell without cause for concern, but a series of massive raids conducted by U.S. Homeland Security, the Michigan State Police, and a number of sheriff’s offices has resulted in millions of dollars of product, cash, and even automobiles being seized.