Judge Denies Government's Motion Asking Apple to Unlock iPhone in Narcotics Case
Source: ABC NEWS
The United States government's motion to compel Apple's assistance in unlocking an iPhone in a narcotics case was denied today by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein in Brooklyn, New York.
In October, the Department of Justice sought a motion to compel Apple’s compliance with a subpoena ordering the company to help the government extract data from an alleged drug dealer’s iPhone.
But rather than issuing the order to compel, as the magistrate judge in San Bernardino case did, the Brooklyn magistrate judge instead sought arguments from both the government and Apple.
"Ultimately, the question to be answered in this matter, and in others like it across the country, is not whether the government should be able to force Apple to help it unlock a specific device; it is instead whether the All Writs Act resolves that issue and many others like it yet to come," the ruling says. "For the reasons set forth above, I conclude that it does not. The government's motion is denied."
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