“It’s a fishing expedition.”
Nope. They have a dead terrorist and over a dozen innocent civilians dead. And it is pretty apparent WITHOUT the phone that this guy had help over time. I don’t know about you, but I want the government to catch any more terrorists before they kill anyone else.
Cook’s problem, and the government’s problem, is that he built a sales pitch on anger and distrust of an untrustworthy government. Bad moves by both parties.
From a strictly legal point of view, I’m not sure the court order will stand (not sure if this is a SCOTUS ruling). From a PR standpoint, this doesn’t look good.
That still doesn't make it anything more than a fishing expedition. They have no specific suspects. They have no-one to prosecute. That means this is a fishing expedition to see what they can find. It doesn't meet the criteria for a search warrant. That's why the judge didn't issue a search warrant. There is no one to serve a search warrant on. Instead she issued a WRIT, a finding, and an order requiring a third party, Apple, to help the police and FBI unlock the device by using their expertise to create something they do not want to create that may actually damage them. This is an overstepping of her authority.