Search Results: keywords:"electronic communications"

  • H. R. 9310 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Tribal courts and law enforcement with more tools to combat the opioid epidemic.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,214

    The H.R. 9310 bill aims to help Tribal courts and law enforcement fight the opioid epidemic by amending title 18 of the United States Code. It proposes allowing Tribal courts to issue search warrants for electronic communications and expands what is considered a crime,...

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    The H.R. 9310 bill wants to help Tribal police and courts fight people who sell or misuse drugs like opioids by giving them more powers, like looking at people's online messages if needed. It also lets them handle more serious crimes like drug and gun-related offenses to keep everyone safer.

  • S. 5580 — To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person’s attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,391

    The Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (S. 5580) aims to protect the privacy of electronic communications between inmates in Bureau of Prisons facilities and their legal representatives. It requires the Attorney General to establish a system that excludes...

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    The Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (S. 5580) is a rule that makes sure the private messages between people in jail and their lawyers are kept safe, like a secret only they can hear, and no one can read them without special permission. Until everything is set up to keep these messages private, people in jail will be told that someone might be looking over their shoulder when they send these messages.

  • H. R. 10450 — To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person’s attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,081

    H.R. 10450, titled the “Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act,” aims to protect the privacy of electronic communications between incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and their attorneys. The bill mandates the creation or modification of systems to...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10450 is a proposed law that wants to make sure that when people in prison talk to their lawyers using computers, no one can listen in on their private chats. It also explains special rules for when some of this information can be seen by others, like needing a judge's permission.

  • S. 4037 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify delayed notice requirements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,593

    S. 4037, known as the "NDO Fairness Act," aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code by changing the rules for delayed notification when the government requests electronic communication data through warrants or subpoenas. It allows government entities to ask a court to prevent service...

    Simple Explanation

    The "NDO Fairness Act" is a new rule that says if the government wants to see someone's electronic messages, they can ask a court to keep it a secret for a little while, but they have to tell the person later. Also, if a company thinks the secret request is not fair, they can ask the court to change it.