SCOTUS rules against warrantless cellphone searches in ‘sweeping endorsement of digital privacy’ Developing: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that police generally can’t search the contents of a cellphone seized during an arrest, unless they get a warrant. The court issues a ruling in Riley v. California, one of two cases it was considering related to searching cellphones. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the unanimous decision (PDF) finding that such warrantless cellphone searches violate the Fourth Amendment. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:55:55 +0000
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