What is the name of your state? Arizona
Federal Agents searched my work computer without a warrrant looking for criminal activity in private yahoo email account, we are allowed limited personal use of our computers. It is very clear in the O'Connor v. Ortega that public employee has fourth amendment protection. The DOJ has published a manuel that clearly states this case along with others regarding search and seizure. There were no exigent circumstances justifying the failure to obtain a search warrant.
Lastly I was not under any type of investigation by my agency for any type of work related wrong doing or criminal wrondoing. I have had no less than three attorneys varify that federal law was broken by the federal agents and my agency for consenting to such a search (Blok) the supreme court concluding that one governmment agency cannot consent to the other.
Federal Agents searched my work computer without a warrrant looking for criminal activity in private yahoo email account, we are allowed limited personal use of our computers. It is very clear in the O'Connor v. Ortega that public employee has fourth amendment protection. The DOJ has published a manuel that clearly states this case along with others regarding search and seizure. There were no exigent circumstances justifying the failure to obtain a search warrant.
Lastly I was not under any type of investigation by my agency for any type of work related wrong doing or criminal wrondoing. I have had no less than three attorneys varify that federal law was broken by the federal agents and my agency for consenting to such a search (Blok) the supreme court concluding that one governmment agency cannot consent to the other.