The DKT Liberty Project is committed to protecting the right of privacy, one of the most profound individual liberty and a critical aspect of every American’s right to function as an autonomous and independent individual.
From Newsweek: Austin Yabandith just turned 18. But he’s not allowed to see his friends, stay out past 9 p.m., use a computer or even attend school. The Superior, Wisconsin, teen was charged with sexual exploitation for exchanging explicit pictures with his underage girlfriend last summer. As conditions of his plea agreement in December, he Read the full article…
Seventeen-year-old Austin Yabandith was attending high school in Superior, Wisconsin when he fell in love with a 15-year old girl named Moon (not her real name). They had a consensual relationship for a year. During this time, they had sex and also took photos of each other. At one point, Moon sent a picture of Read the full article…
In a landmark ruling on June 25th, the US Supreme Court held that when police officers make an arrest, they are not allowed to search the arrestee’s cell phone without first obtaining a search warrant. The sweeping 9-0 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, brought Fourth Amendment rights against illegal searches into the digital age. Read the full article…
The DKT Liberty Project filed an amicus brief on March 10th in the US Supreme Court case Riley v. California, addressing whether police are required to obtain a warrant prior to searching a person’s cell phone at the time of arrest. Mr. Riley was pulled over by police for having an expired license tag. The Read the full article…