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October 26, 2015

Judge Questions Legal Authority to Force Apple to Unlock iPhones

United States Magistrate Judge Orenstein expressed skepticism whether the government could compel Apple to unlock an iPhone under the authority of the 1789 All Writs Act. “There is “no indication Congress intended for the government to have this power,” Mr. Zwillinger said. “This is pushing the law to a new frontier”.”