North America

  • The Gambia v. Facebook

    The Gambia v. Facebook x Summary Facts In 2019, The Gambia filed a case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging genocide against the Rohingya minority. As Facebook was a major platform used to spread anti-Rohingya hate speech in Myanmar, The Gambia filed a discovery request in the U.S. District Court for access…

  • Carpenter v. United States

    Carpenter v. United States x Summary Facts Timothy Carpenter was convicted of a series of armed robberies after the FBI obtained his historical cell-site location information (CSLI) without a warrant using a court order under the Stored Communications Act. CSLI is generated whenever a cell phone connects to a tower, creating a time-stamped record of a person’s movements. The government obtained…