U.S. v. Donovan, No. 75-212 (U.S. Supreme Court) (429 U.S. 413; 97 S.Ct. 658) (January 18, 1977) (Justice Powell)
In this case, where the Government failed to identify every target of the wiretap, the Court held that "the ommission on the part of law enforcement authorities was not a failure to seek prior judicial authorization, but a failue to identify every individual who could be expected to be overheard ...
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