David Edelstein is an AV® Peer Review Rated criminal defense attorney
representing clients in state and federal criminal matters across the State of Florida.

Attorney General Eric Holder became the White House’s highest ranking official Tuesday to support sweeping privacy protections requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain e-mail and other content stored in the cloud. Read more..

A federal court in Arizona has denied a motion to suppress evidence gathered by “StingRay” surveillance technology. The court in United States v. Rigmaiden held that investigators did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The court also held that the government’s use of a cell site simulator or StingRay device was supported by a “mobile tracking [...]

A new bill making it legal to unlock your cellphone or other mobile device has arrived in the House of Representatives Read more..

A cellphone is different from a cigarette pack, the Florida Supreme Court says in a ruling requiring police to get a warrant before searching cellphones seized during an arrest. The ruling deepens the split on the constitutionality of cellphone searches incident to arrest, according to the Volokh.. Read more..

Florida justices just made it harder for police to seize your cell phone and riffle through the contents. Read more..

Privacy experts and attorneys urged Congress to update laws governing protections for wireless customers’ location data in criminal investigations Thursday, testifying on Capitol Hill that there is confusion among federal courts and other practical difficulties. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is looking to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Read [...]

There’s no end to the puzzling legal questions surrounding the Boston bombing case. We learned today, for instance, that the Boston bombing suspect was advised of his right against self-incrimination by a federal magistrate judge during a court hearing in a hospital room, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The judge made the call [...]

Yesterday, in a disturbing report published on CNET, new documents obtained by EPIC reveal that Obama administration officials have authorized a new government program involving the interception of communications on Internet service providers, including AT&T, one of the key players in the NSA warrantless wiretapping program. Read more..

A measure that would require law enforcement to get a warrant to read citizens’ emails regardless of their age or whether they have been opened passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a voice vote Thursday.. Read more..

A legal fight over the government’s use of a secret surveillance tool has provided new insight into how the controversial tool works and the extent to which Verizon Wireless aided federal agents in using it to track a suspect. Read more…