abstract:Susan Yvonne Illston (born 1948) is a San Francisco, California-based Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which lies within the jurisdiction of the U.S.
U.S. District Court Judge SusanIllston on Tuesday rejected Google's argument that the so-called National Security Letters the company received from the FBI were unconstitutional and unnecessary.
U.S. District Judge SusanIllston of San Francisco ruled in May 2007 that police had violated drug defendants' rights by searching their cell phones after their arrests.
Judge SusanIllston, of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, said the laws, which underlie a tool known as a "national security letter, " violate the First Amendment and the separation of powers principles.