At the apparent urging of the Justice Department, the families of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack will file a brief supporting the government in its case against Apple.  The government wants Apple to decrypt the iPhone of one of the terrorists, but Apple is refusing based on its notions of privacy. Reuters: Stephen Larson, a former federal judge who is now in private practice, told Reuters that the victims he represents have an interest in the information which goes beyond the Justice Department's criminal investigation. "They were targeted by terrorists, and they need to know why, how this could happen," Larson said. Larson said he was contacted a week ago by the Justice Department and local prosecutors about representing the victims, prior to the dispute becoming public. He said he will file an amicus brief in court by early March. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on the matter on Sunday. Larson...(Read Full Post)