Forget The Oscars, This Week Is En Banc Oral Argument In US v. Davis At The 11th Circuit Court Of Appeals

It may very well represent the most significant e-discovery case in the nation at this moment, and US v. Quartavious Davis takes center stage this week at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.  The application of the Fourth Amendment to the cornerstone of the connected modern digital world — passive tower data generated by the interactions of cell phones with network infrastructure — is about to be tested in a case that could be headed for the United States Supreme Court.

I have been blogging about the importance of US v. Quartavious Davis for several weeks, including:

• The Great Cell Phone Tower Data Debate Bound To Hit SCOTUS' Docket Soon – Are We Living In George Orwell's 1984?
• Update: Eleventh Circuit En Banc Showdown Set For February 24th on Key Constitutional Issue Surrounding Cell Phone Tower Data

Above the Law, the benchmark of legal blogs, also ran my initial piece.  Now, this very well done story by Erik Ortiz of NBC News (Twitter: @erikjhortiz) provides an excellent summary of the issues at play in US v. Quartavious Davis, and why right now it is the e-discovery case to watch.

• Quartavious Davis, First-Time Offender With 162-Year Prison Term, Gets Appeal

Stay tuned, lots more analysis to come.  This is only the start.

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