4th Circ. Email Privacy Case Hinges On Employer's Policy

By Allison Grande (October 31, 2012, 9:32 PM EDT) -- A former Virginia legislator is urging the Fourth Circuit to overturn his bribery conviction because the government viewed emails he sent his wife from his office computer, but attorneys said Wednesday that he would likely lose his appeal because his employer's computer-use policy precluded his expectation of privacy or use of marital privilege....

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