United States v. Jerome T. Heckenkamp, United States of America v. Jerome T. Heckenkamp

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• applying a special needs exception when a university computer system was under imminent threat
• “[R]equiring a warrant to investigate potential misuse of the university’s computer network would disrupt the operation of the university and the network that it relies upon in order to function.”
• “[R]equiring a warrant to investigate potential misuse of the university’s computer network would disrupt the operation of the university and the network that it relies upon in order to function.”
• finding an objective reasonable expectation in privacy when student 16 attached his computer to university server because university did not announce monitoring, 17 but finding special needs exception to warrant requirement
• an individual generally has a reasonable expectation of privacy in their personal computers and data files
• state university has “separate security interests” in maintaining integrity and security of its network that are unrelated to interest in law enforcement

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