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City of Ontario v Quon: Transcript of oral argument
April 19, 2010 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
Details on this case are HERE.
Transcript of today's argument is HERE.
My view:
This is a search and seizure case. Initial writings about the case have focused on whether police officers have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in text messages sent on City-provided pagers.
The oral argument teased out another, and probably fatal issue for the officers: Whether the City's search was "reasonable" under the fourth amendment.
I'm predicting the City will win this, either because the officers had no reasonable expectation of privacy, or because the City's search was reasonable, or some combination of both.
A decision is expected by July.
