No Cellphone Search Without Warrant, Supreme Court RulesPolice need a warrant to search the cellphone contents of people they have arrested, the United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Warrantless searches, in essence, would impact privacy to a far greater extent than is acceptable. The ruling also applies to individuals stopped for questioning by the authorities, said Jake LaPerruque of the Center for Democracy and Technology.
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No Cellphone Search Without Warrant, Supreme Court Rules