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A New York State appeals court ruled that...

A New York State appeals court ruled that Facebook can continue with its lawsuit claiming the Manhattan district attorney violated the Fourth Amendment by obtaining search warrants for the information of 381 Facebook user profiles (http://bit.ly/1u3cary). Justice John Sweeny of…

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the Appellate Division of the First Department also on Thursday granted requests from major technology companies like Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Twitter to file amicus briefs on Facebook’s behalf. A full panel of First Department judges plans a hearing on the issue in December. Facebook is arguing the district attorney’s requirement that the company not inform its users of the search warrants violated those users’ constitutional rights.