Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, et al., Amici Curiae
Bruce D. Brown, Counsel of Record
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the American Society of Newspaper Editors are joined in this brief by 18 other media organizations. Bruce D. Brown has served as executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press since August 2012. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 14, 2017. This case concerns the constitutionality of the warrantless acquisition by law enforcement of historical cellular telephone data revealing a comprehensive picture of an individual’s location and movements. In this case, the government sought…