2 Calif. Cases Could Reshape Future Of Trap-And-Trace Suits

By Matthew Pearson ( September 10, 2025, 5:46 PM EDT) -- In fewer than 40 days, U.S. District Judge Noël Wise of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California may have done more to thwart the onslaught of pen register and trap-and-trace lawsuits being filed in California than an army of defense counsel (myself included) has done in the roughly 24 months since the claims grew to prevalence....

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