Forensic Focus Legal Update December 2020: Refining Search & Seizure; New Laws & Guidance
11th December 2020
The fourth quarter of 2020 has seen some significant legal developments when it comes to digital evidence. In this issue (which also happens to be the anniversary of the inaugural Forensic Focus Legal Update), we highlight:
Search warrant reform in the United Kingdom
Court decisions at various levels of the United States federal court system, including the U.S. Supreme Court
New federal and state laws
A roundup of forthcoming and recently published articles
U.K. search warrants are being reformed
In response to a variety of problems defective warrants, inefficiency, insufficient powers to access evidence on remote servers, and inadequate safeguards the United Kingdom’s Home Office in 2016 commissioned a review of current search warrant law and practices.