Mealey's (December 18, 2019, 10:53 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Although a lawsuit in which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sought a warrant compelling suspects to unlock electronic devices via biometric means raised “highly engaging issues,” a California federal judge on Dec. 10 denied as moot the department’s motion to reconsider an order denying the warrant for constitutional reasons in light of the government’s abandonment of the original warrant, which deprived the court of jurisdiction over the matter (In re Search of a Residence in Oakland, Calif., No. 4:19-mj-70053, N.D. Calif.)....