The Recorder: Stanford’s Jeffrey Fisher and Riley v. California

The Recorder: Stanford’s Jeffrey Fisher and Riley v. California by Scott Graham:

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on whether police may search the digital contents of arrestees’ smartphones without a warrant. Stanford law professor Jeffrey Fisher will represent the defendant in Riley v. California, one of two cases presenting the issue. Fisher argues that searches incident to arrest should be limited to finding weapons or preserving evidence-and not permit rummaging through text messages, photos and videos. Fisher joined the Stanford faculty in 2006 and serves as codirector of its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.