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“The Fourth Amendment requires a warrant to identify a particular account,” he says, “supported by probable cause that incriminating evidence exists in that account.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Passed in the wake of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon tried to keep incriminating materials from being made public, the law changed who legally owned the papers: It was now the American public.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

It said it also took into account "the public discussion on social media, which was incriminating for the defendant".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Stroup said, “It was kind of almost incriminating to be seen walking up there.”

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

As we passed behind the stage, I glanced furtively about for the incriminating table-book.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood