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SCOTUS Police must have warrant to search cell phone - Ken Sp. - 06-25-2014
http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-bans-warrantless-cell-phone-searches/
Re: SCOTUS Police must have warrant to search cell phone - cbelt3 - 06-25-2014
YES !!!! Thank you, Edward Snowden. Patron Saint of Privacy.
Re: SCOTUS Police must have warrant to search cell phone - mikebw - 06-25-2014
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Re: SCOTUS Police must have warrant to search cell phone - raz - 06-25-2014
Unanimous, even!
Re: SCOTUS Police must have warrant to search cell phone - Fred_Also - 06-25-2014
cbelt3 wrote:
YES !!!! Thank you, Edward Snowden. Patron Saint of Privacy.
:agree:
Fred
Re: SCOTUS Police must have warrant to search cell phone - RAMd®d - 06-25-2014
Interesting article, scary the number of stupid people in its comments section.
It's really sad that this was even a question of rights.
In most cases, you need a warrant to search a locked box in a vehicle, or it's trunk, incident to an arrest. You need a warrant to search beyond a suspects immediate control, incident to an arrest.
A lot of police departments were smart enough to understand this and have been getting warrants, avoiding losing a case in appeal.
I assume this doesn't affect consent searches, though smart cops know those get frequently get tossed.
But it's good to have this nailed down at the Super Court level. At least we can cling to the illusion of privacy a little longer.