Frederick J Coolbroth Jr. Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/frederick_coolbroth Recent documents in Frederick J Coolbroth Jr. en-us Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:15:04 PDT 3600 Ten Years Under the Poison Pill: A Summary and Explanation of the Recent Developments in Poison Pill Case Law Specifically Designed For Attorneys Working as General Counsel http://works.bepress.com/frederick_coolbroth/2 http://works.bepress.com/frederick_coolbroth/2 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:35:32 PDT Unfortunately, the practical and legal realities of the "poison pill" are often difficult to understand. This paper endeavors to help an attorney working as general counsel become familiar enough with the subject to make prudent and informed decisions. First, under the assumption that the reader has little to no familiarity with poison pills, a general background is provided. From there, the major cases of the past ten years are examined and explained. Finally, those cases, as well as the relevant commentary and scholarship on them, are examined from the perspective of an attorney working as general counsel for a corporation. Frederick J. Coolbroth Corporations GPS and Cell Phone Tracking: Courts Disagree Over the Constitutional Implications of Twenty-First Century Law Enforcement Surveillance Methods http://works.bepress.com/frederick_coolbroth/1 http://works.bepress.com/frederick_coolbroth/1 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:49:16 PDT "GPS and Cell Phone Tracking: Courts Disagree Over the Constitutional Implications of Twenty-First Century Law Enforcement Surveillance Methods," explores how courts have applied the Fourth Amendment to police officer surveillance operations conducted with GPS or cell phone technology. The article begins with a quick summary of Fourth Amendment law, and explains the basic holdings of the Katz and Knotts line of cases. From there, it examines whether courts have allowed police officers to track suspects, using either global positioning systems or the suspect's cell phone, without first obtaining a warrant. Highlights include a summary of a recent case decided by the always brilliant Judge Posner. This article concludes by noting that courts have come to divergent, and often conflicting, holdings, and that ultimately clarification will likely be required from the Supreme Court. Frederick J. Coolbroth Constitutional Law Criminal Law and Procedure Law and Technology Science and Technology