On July 1, 2025, a new Virginia law takes effect that aims to make it easier for law enforcement and civil litigants in Virginia to obtain records from providers doing business in the Commonwealth – even if...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently heard argument on a challenge to law enforcement’s increasingly common practice of obtaining nondisclosure orders (“NDOs”) that cover an entire investigation rather than an individual...

In a split opinion, the Fourth Circuit ruled in United States v. Chatrie that the government did not conduct a Fourth Amendment search when it obtained two hours’ worth of Google Location History data pursuant to a geofence...

In an online world where websites are often publicly accessible, the question of how and when a website owner can bring a claim under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when it revokes “authorization”...

In December 2023, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPCSI) unsuccessfully tried to expand the government’s authority under FISA 702 by permitting it to compel a broader swath of U.S. companies and persons to...

Yesterday the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously approved the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 (FRRA), which would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702). The full House is...