Amazon cites First Amendment right to free speech in attempt to have Echo warrant dismissed

Amazon has escalated its bid to have a search warrant for voice recordings held on an Echo device owned by a murder suspect dismissed – by arguing that protections afforded by the First Amendment for free speech extend to users Alexa requests and its responses.
The extraordinary case revolves around suspected murderer James Andrew Bates, who also happened to be an early adopter of technology with an Amazon Echo in his possession amongst other gadgets.
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