Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 23:48:07 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: C2 Trusted FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199710160548.XAA12358@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199710141827.UAA16499@bitbox.follo.net> References: <199710140424.XAA17794@nospam.hiwaay.net> <199710141240.FAA01458@usr02.primenet.com> <199710141827.UAA16499@bitbox.follo.net>
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Eivind Eklund writes:
> According to my recent reading (probably in Wired) they wanted to drop
> that boring 'court order' part and go with only needing a subpoena...
In the U.S., a subpoena is a court order. In the case of the FBI, it
would have to be signed by a Federal Judge with jurisdiction over the
case. On the other hand, I'm led to believe (by remote social
acquaintances who are FBI agents) that Federal Judges give FBI agents
signed blank subpoenas and search warrants like candy.
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