Smith on Electronic Surveillance Requests

Stephen W. Smith has posted Standing Up for Mr. Nesbitt (University of San Francisco Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 2, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

An essay on the proper role of U.S. magistrate judges in applying the constitution to electronic surveillance requests by law enforcement, particularly during an era of legislative inertia and appellate court reticence. (h/t Monty Python)