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Wesley M Oliver

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Western Union, The American Federation Of Labor, Google, And The Changing Face Of Privacy Advocates, Wesley Oliver Dec 2011

Western Union, The American Federation Of Labor, Google, And The Changing Face Of Privacy Advocates, Wesley Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

No abstract provided.


America's First Wiretapping Controversy In Context And As Context, Wesley Oliver Dec 2010

America's First Wiretapping Controversy In Context And As Context, Wesley Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

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The Modern History Of Probable Cause, Wesley Oliver Dec 2010

The Modern History Of Probable Cause, Wesley Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

It is frequently assumed that probable cause, roughly as we understand it today, has, since time immemorial, been the standard allowing an officer to search or arrest. The reality is that probable cause has change a lot since the Bill of Rights was drafted. In the mid-nineteenth century, probable cause was no more than a pleading requirement in criminal cases -- and never has been more than a pleading requirement in criminal cases. Victims of crimes alone were able to seek arrest or search warrants by swearing that they had suffered an injury and that they had probable cause to …


Material Witness Detentions After Al-Kidd, Wesley M. Oliver Dec 2010

Material Witness Detentions After Al-Kidd, Wesley M. Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

The Supreme Court’s decision in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd was a tempest in a teapot. The Court concluded only that a witness was no less susceptible to arrest under the Federal Material Witness Statute if the government was interested in prosecuting the witness himself. Unremarkably under the holding, it is no more difficult to detain an al-Qaeda member who witnessed a crime than it is to detain an innocent bystander who witnessed a crime. The fact that a criminal suspect can be held, however, raises concerns beyond the scope of the narrow question before the Court. If the government’s real interest …


The Neglected History Of Criminal Procedure, 1850-1940, Wesley M. Oliver Dec 2009

The Neglected History Of Criminal Procedure, 1850-1940, Wesley M. Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

Originalism has focused the attention of courts and academics on Framing Era history to interpret constitutional limits on police conduct. Previously unexplored sources reveal, however, that Framing Era limits on officers were expressly abandoned as professional police forces were created in the mid-nineteenth century and charged with aggressively investigating and preventing crime. The modern scheme of judicially supervised police investigations was then implemented after corruption and scandals of the 1920s. The development of modern criminal procedure has a rich historical background, but it has almost nothing to do with the events of the Framing Era.


Editorial, Here’S Why I Was A Campaign Volunteer, Wesley Oliver Jan 2008

Editorial, Here’S Why I Was A Campaign Volunteer, Wesley Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

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Editorial, Recordings Can Protect Those Secretly Taped, Wesley Oliver Jun 2007

Editorial, Recordings Can Protect Those Secretly Taped, Wesley Oliver

Wesley M Oliver

No abstract provided.