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White Paper on the USA PATRIOT Act's "Roving" Electronic Surveillance Amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Overview For nearly two decades, commencing shortly after the advent of commercial cellular telephone service in the United States, federal law enforcement officers have had the authority, subject to court approval, to conduct "roving" wiretaps and electronic surveillance on persons suspected of committing federal crimes. A roving wiretap, also called a "multipoint" tap, attaches to a particular subject who utilizes multiple telephones or communications devices, as in the case of a conventional wiretap. A roving wiretap, therefore, allows law enforcement officers to "follow" a subject and lawfully intercept that person's communications with a single court order when the person's telephone is subject to change.
| Publisher | The Federalist Society | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | April 2004 | Downloads | 6 |
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