Standing Up for Mr. Nesbitt

Smith, Stephen W.

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Standing Up for Mr. Nesbitt

Stephen W. Smith

Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law

September 7, 2012

47 University of San Francisco Law Review 479 (2013)

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An essay on the proper role of U.S. magistrate judges in applying the constitution to electronic surveillance requests by law enforcement, particularly during an era of legislative inertia and appellate court reticence. (h/t Monty Python)

Number of Pages in PDF File: 12

Keywords: magistrate judges, electronic surveillance, geolocation monitoring, Fourth Amendment, ex parte proceedings, legislative facts

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Date posted: September 8, 2012 ; Last revised: March 3, 2013

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Smith, Stephen W., Standing Up for Mr. Nesbitt (September 7, 2012). 47 University of San Francisco Law Review 479 (2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2143339

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