United States v. Weaver

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Disclosure of email records by an email service provider upon receiving a subpoena from the FBI

United States v. Weaver 636 F.Supp.2d 769 In the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Case Number 09-30036 Before District Judge J.E. Scott Decided on July 15, 2009 Relevancy of the Case: Disclosure of email records … Read More

Thomas v. Pearl

Ananya DixitCase Summary

Government officers recording a conversation are not always within the "colour of law"

     Thomas v. Pearl 998 F.2d 447, 451 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 92-2709 Before Circuit Judge Cummings, Circuit Judge Cudahy and Circuit Judge Rovner Decided on July 01, 1993 Relevancy of … Read More

Narducci v. Village of Bellwood

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Reasonability in the context of taping telephone lines of an incorporated village's finance department

Narducci v. Village of Bellwood 444 F.Supp.2d 924 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 01 C 1425 Before Senior District Judge Shadur Decided on August 11, 2006 Relevancy of the Case: Reasonability … Read More

YourNetDating v. Mitchell

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Redirecting a dating application to a porn site without authorisation

YourNetDating, LLC. v. Scott Mitchell and Webscapades, Inc. 88 F.Supp.2d 870  In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 00 C 1187 Before District Judge Bucklo Decided on March 01, 2000 Relevancy of the … Read More

United States v. Riggs

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Consideration of proprietary business information stored in a computer as "property" for the National Stolen Property Act

United States v. Riggs and Neidorf 739 F.Supp. 414 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 90 CR 0070 Before District Judge Bua Decided on June 05, 1990 Relevancy of the Case: Consideration … Read More