Schrödinger's outrage?

It definitely grabbed my attention, as I'd not heard of it before. But I'm still skeptical. I haven't seen any evidence that this is a thing. And I struggle to think of what statutory basis LE would have to ask ISPs to do this. Doesn't fall under the Wiretap, Stored Comms, or Pen Register Acts.

Judging by the Restatement, Intel v. Hamidi, and Intel's progeny, this would indeed seem to be a trespass to chattels if police acted directly on the Wi-Fi (via signal jamming or deauthentication attack). But remedies would be (trivial) damages rather than exclusion of evidence or anything useful.

Judge Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, says the Trump administration's position on Abrego Garcia amounts to a "path of perfect lawlessness." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Yes, the rule is clearly due for a name change to get with the times

Thanks. I plan to quote it and wanted to correctly attribute.

I did some pole attachment work (the legal kind, not the back-breaking kind) in private practice. A law school colleague of mine has made an entire career out of it.

That's a wonderfully articulated aphorism. Even if the concepts aren't new, is the wording yours?

Even if Ukraine were an incorrigibly corrupt monarchy, the rules-based international order would still compel the rest of the world to help it protect its borders from a foreign invader.