where would the agent go for a search warrant?
Solari: Well, since Brunswick is in the Southern District of Georgia, the agent would go to a federal magistrate within the Southern District. Miller: Makes sense. Solari: Mmmhmm Miller: What if the person or thing to be searched moved outside of the district before the search? Solari: Well as long as the place to be searched is within the judge’s district when the warrant’s issued, the warrant can still be executed outside the district if that item or place happens to move. Miller: Are there any exceptions to these jurisdiction requirements? Solari: A couple. Nation wide warrants are authorized in certain cases. Say for instance terrorist activities occur within a certain district; the judge in that district can issue a warrant that’s good in any other district, as long as some of those terrorist activities took place in that judge’s district. Also, in cases of stored electronic communications, nation wide search warrants are possible by a judge with jurisdiction over the offense that
