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A comment on Judge Grants Search Warrant Forcing Woman to Unlock iPhone with Touch ID. Parent comment

Re:Judge Grants Search Warrant Forcing Woman to Unlock iPhon... by tptacek on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:13PM (#11617601)
In order to compel her to obey the orders of the court.
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Re:Judge Grants Search Warrant Forcing Woman to Unlock iPhon... by bsder on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @05:49PM (#11624515)
If that order is lawful, then it probably has a chargeable crime behind it. If it doesn't, then there should be limit.

Compelling someone to open a phone with a fingerprint is far from settled law. It should be litigated properly as part of the trial rather than with a "contempt" charge.

In this instance, it is the court that is attempting to end run an unsettled area of the law using "contempt".

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