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Comment by digler999 | Hacker News Reader

unless you're that police officer from pennsylvania who they just locked up without due process until he coughs up the password.

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  they just locked up

That wording implies that this "just" happened, even perhaps during the current administration. The court order was 18 months ago, and he's been "locked up" for the past 16 months.

I think he meant 'just' in the 'simply' sense.

Source? I'm from PA and haven't heard about this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/2...

apparently the "All Writs Act" of 1789 is the "constitution doesn't apply to you" trump card.

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