Blackburn was in private practice in Las Animas, Colorado, from 1975 to 1980. He was a deputy district attorney of Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney's Office, Colorado from 1980 to 1986. He was a county attorney of Bent County, Colorado, from 1980 to 1988. He was a Municipal judge, Town of Kim, Colorado, from 1985 to 1988. He was a judge on the Sixteenth Judicial District of Colorado from 1988 to 2002.
Blackburn has argued that the Fifth Amendment protection from individuals being compelled to testifying against themselves does not apply to testimony which is required to decrypt a protected data source in order to provide prosecutors with evidence. He suggests that the convenience of prosecutors in acquiring evidence in this manner overrules the otherwise inalienable right to avoid being "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself". [1] Critics have argued that since the password to an encrypted data source is a part of the defendant's mind, compelled testimony to reveal it is a direct violation of the Fifth Amendment.[2]
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^Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops, cnet.com, January 23, 2012, retrieved January 24, 2010
^BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT FRICOSU'S OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT'S APPLICATION UNDER THE ALL WRITS ACT REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO ASSIST IN THE EXECUTION OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED SEARCH WARRANTS(PDF), eff.org, July 8, 2011, retrieved January 24, 2010
robert, blackburn, representative, from, kentucky, 1929, 1931, robert, blackburn, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourc. For the US representative from Kentucky 1929 1931 see Robert E Lee Blackburn This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Robert E Blackburn news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Robert Edward Blackburn born April 12 1950 is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado Robert E BlackburnSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of ColoradoIncumbentAssumed office April 12 2016Judge of the United States District Court for the District of ColoradoIn office March 6 2002 April 12 2016Appointed byGeorge W BushPreceded byZita Leeson WeinshienkSucceeded byDaniel D DomenicoPersonal detailsBorn 1950 04 12 April 12 1950 age 74 Lakewood Colorado U S EducationWestern State College of Colorado BA University of Colorado Law School JD Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Federal judicial service 3 Jurisprudence in practice 3 1 Individual rights 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editBlackburn was born in Lakewood Colorado He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western State College of Colorado in 1972 He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School in 1974 Career editBlackburn was in private practice in Las Animas Colorado from 1975 to 1980 He was a deputy district attorney of Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney s Office Colorado from 1980 to 1986 He was a county attorney of Bent County Colorado from 1980 to 1988 He was a Municipal judge Town of Kim Colorado from 1985 to 1988 He was a judge on the Sixteenth Judicial District of Colorado from 1988 to 2002 Federal judicial service edit Blackburn was nominated to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado by President George W Bush on September 10 2001 to a seat vacated by Zita Leeson Weinshienk He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 26 2002 and received his commission on March 6 2002 He assumed senior status on April 12 2016 Jurisprudence in practice editIndividual rights edit See also United States v Fricosu Blackburn has argued that the Fifth Amendment protection from individuals being compelled to testifying against themselves does not apply to testimony which is required to decrypt a protected data source in order to provide prosecutors with evidence He suggests that the convenience of prosecutors in acquiring evidence in this manner overrules the otherwise inalienable right to avoid being compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself 1 Critics have argued that since the password to an encrypted data source is a part of the defendant s mind compelled testimony to reveal it is a direct violation of the Fifth Amendment 2 References edit Judge Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops cnet com January 23 2012 retrieved January 24 2010 BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT FRICOSU S OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT S APPLICATION UNDER THE ALL WRITS ACT REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO ASSIST IN THE EXECUTION OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED SEARCH WARRANTS PDF eff org July 8 2011 retrieved January 24 2010External links editRobert E Blackburn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Robert E Blackburn District of Colorado Legal offices Preceded byZita Leeson Weinshienk Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado2002 2016 Succeeded byDaniel D Domenico Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert E Blackburn amp oldid 1219256711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
