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Article: Association of Corporate Counsel Files Amicus in Ninth Circuit to Protect Fourth Amendment
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- March 4, 2009
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The Association of Corporate Counsel issued the following news release:
ACC has filed an amicus brief (http://www.acc.com/advocacy/news/upload/ACC-Amicus-Brief-US-v-SDI-filed.pdf) to protect Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure, with respect to corporate officers. Filed in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the amicus addresses a grave concern about the deterioration of the Fourth Amendment in a panel opinion of U.S. v. SDI Future Health, Inc., et al. (No. 07-10261). In this decision, the court held that a subpoena for a search of corporate property was inappropriately broad and evidence obtained could not be used against the corporation, but allowed the seized ...