Yes I’m by no means a expert on this but if this case has the potential to negatively impact Apples business causing an unreasonable burden. After all Apple is not a criminal in this case. To irrelevant as to whether Apple is profitable, the rah question in my mind, are they as profitable as they should be?
The founders had lots of things correct, but they did overlook the 13th amendment... Coming 100 years later...
13th Amendment
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.[1]
So that is my take. All writs is proceeded by the 13th. The fed cannot compel a company who is not on trial, or being punished to serve the Fed involuntarily. Now let’s take that to,the Supreme Court and see?
If this needs to change then we need a new Law, and that should be done through legislation in Congress.
I’m glad you have the wherewithal to understand that strong encryption exists and will continue to exist, and will become standard whether we want it to or not. Only the good guys get screwed by anything that seeks to diminish the quality of personal privacy.
I wish you could see that it is not only good guys hurt by the Fourth Amendment.
If the courts cannot deliver justice (such little as Man can anyway) people will take it into their own hands to do so.
Then we all suffer.
You can rest assured that the SC will protect the power of the courts.
Thanks for the discussion.