[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/facebook-loses-search-warrant-case-dallas-criminal-defense-lawyer-offers-insight\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/facebook-loses-search-warrant-case-dallas-criminal-defense-lawyer-offers-insight\/","headline":"Facebook Loses Search Warrant Case Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Offers Insight","name":"Facebook Loses Search Warrant Case Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Offers Insight","description":"In a recent New York case, the court ruled against social media giant Facebook over bulk search warrants. There is no question that the internet has forever changed privacy rules. Because the pace of technology moves much faster than the law, courts are often challenged to make decisions about how the law applies to internet...","datePublished":"2017-09-10","dateModified":"2022-11-29","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/author\/broden-mickelsen\/#Person","name":"Mick Mickelsen","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/author\/broden-mickelsen\/","identifier":16,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30690d9f76c45bf5d61434169e78762d673b1ac9b949489cf69f1c78d567fc27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30690d9f76c45bf5d61434169e78762d673b1ac9b949489cf69f1c78d567fc27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Broden, Mickelsen LLP","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broden-and-Mickelsen-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broden-and-Mickelsen-Logo.png","width":378,"height":77}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Facebook-Loses-Search-Warrant-Case-Dallas-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-Offers-Insight.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Facebook-Loses-Search-Warrant-Case-Dallas-Criminal-Defense-Lawyer-Offers-Insight.jpg","height":2560,"width":2560},"url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/facebook-loses-search-warrant-case-dallas-criminal-defense-lawyer-offers-insight\/","about":["Criminal Defense"],"wordCount":477,"keywords":["Dallas criminal defense lawyer","Facebook Loses Search Warrant Case","Internet Search Warrants","Search Warrant","Search Warrant Case"],"articleBody":"In a recent New York case, the court ruled against social media giant Facebook over bulk search warrants.There is no question that the internet has forever changed privacy rules. Because the pace of technology moves much faster than the law, courts are often challenged to make decisions about how the law applies to internet privacy and constitutional rights.In a recent New York case, the court ruled against social media giant Facebook over bulk search warrants.Court Allows Bulk Search WarrantsIn April 2017, the New York Court of Appeals ruled 5 to 1 that it lacked jurisdiction to decide Facebook\u2019s appeal of warrants obtained by the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office.According to a Reuters report, \u201cthe decision is a defeat for internet privacy advocates.\u201dThe case began in 2013, when prosecutors sought and received warrants ordering Facebook to hand over account information for hundreds of individuals suspected of engaging in disability benefits fraud. Several of the account holders targeted were retired police and firefighters suspected of faking sickness related to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.Facebook initially resisted the warrants, claiming they were overly broad, but eventually gave in when prosecutors threatened to hold the company in criminal contempt.While Facebook complied with the warrants, it also appealed them on privacy grounds. In addition to claiming that the warrants were overly broad, Facebook also objected to the gag order that accompanied the warrants and prevented the social media company from notifying affected users that their account information was being turned over to law enforcement.New York Court Says It Can\u2019t Rule on the Merits of Facebook\u2019s AppealThe New York court ruled that Facebook didn\u2019t have legal standing to challenge the warrants. Instead, the court ruled, it is up to the individual account holders to challenge the legality of the warrants.Although the judge writing for the majority opinion stated that the case \u201cundoubtedly implicates novel and important substantive issues regarding the constitutional rights of privacy and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and the parameters of a federal statute establishing methods by which the government may obtain certain types of information,\u201d the court claimed it was bound by law and thus lacked the authority to rule on Facebook\u2019s claims.Civil Rights Groups Claim Internet Search Warrants Are \u201cFishing Expeditions\u201dInternet privacy advocates and civil rights groups stated they were disappointed with the court\u2019s refusal to rule on the merits of the case. The New York Civil Liberties Union called the warrants a \u201cfishing expedition\u201d that was overly broad and a clear violation of Facebook users\u2019 privacy rights.Sources:http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-facebook-new-york-idUSKBN1762MYhttp:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/wireStory\/facebook-loses-search-warrant-challenge-york-court-46571389http:\/\/wamc.org\/post\/facebook-loses-search-warrant-challenge-new-york-courthttp:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3187729\/internet\/facebook-appeal-over-new-york-search-warrants-fails.htmlDallas Criminal Defense LawyerBroden & Mickelsen, LLP2600 State St Dallas, Texas 75204Main Phone: (214) 720-9552"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Facebook Loses Search Warrant Case Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Offers Insight","item":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/facebook-loses-search-warrant-case-dallas-criminal-defense-lawyer-offers-insight\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]