alt Hacker NewsParallel construction like that is unambiguously fruit from the poison tree. It should never be allowed, and the fact that it is used routinely is one of the many ongoing travesties in the US.
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some_furry • yesterday at 3:32 PM
Right, but since that's the world we have today, our threat models should all account for it until we can meaningfully change things.
My understanding is that it would be, if admitted to. That's where the parallel comes in: establish an evidentiary trail that's plausible enough to withstand defense scrutiny, and count on the court itself (ie, judge) not to dig any deeper.