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Assembly approves warrant requirement for most access to electronic device data
Summary
The Assembly passed a bill requiring search warrants for government access to most electronic device information, with specified emergency exceptions and annual reporting to the attorney general; supporters framed it as a privacy protection and opponents warned it could impede investigations in urgent crime scenes.
Assemblymember Dinowitz, the bill's sponsor, told colleagues the measure would "require a search warrant for access to all aspects of electronic communications except where federal law allows voluntary disclosure," explaining the bill requires particularity and contemporaneous notice to targets with narrow emergency exceptions.
Supporters said the bill updates Fourth Amendment protections to reflect the digital…
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