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Criminal

Mar. 2, 2016

Judge's ruling boosts Apple in battle with government

Apple Inc. received a boost in its legal fight over a 1789 statute Monday when a New York magistrate judge rejected the federal government's request for an order requiring the Cupertino technology giant to hack a drug trafficker's iPhone.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Apple Inc. received a boost in legal fight over a 1789 statute Monday when a New York magistrate judge rejected the federal government's request for an order requiring the Cupertino technology giant to hack a drug trafficker's iPhone.

The iPhone maker is hoping that the 50-page opinion penned by U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the Eastern District of New York will h...

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