{"id":11346,"date":"2014-04-30T06:14:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T11:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=11346"},"modified":"2014-04-30T06:17:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T11:17:08","slug":"wurie-and-riley-the-two-most-important-privacy-cases-of-the-decade-press-is-underwhelmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=11346","title":{"rendered":"Wurie and Riley: The two most important privacy cases of the decade; press is underwhelmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

WaPo: Justices wary of unlimited cellphone searches<\/a> by AP:<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The Supreme Court seemed wary Tuesday of allowing police unbridled freedom to search through cellphones of people they arrest, taking on a new issue of privacy in the face of rapidly changing technology.<\/p>\n

The justices appeared ready to reject the Obama administration\u2019s argument that police should be able to make such searches without first getting warrants.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Politico: Justices appear open to limits on cellphone searches<\/a> by Josh Gerstein and Tal Kopan:<\/p>\n

A majority of the Supreme Court seems inclined to give Americans who are arrested some protection against warrantless searches of their smartphones, but there was no clear agreement among the justices about when and how those added safeguards should apply.<\/p>\n

During lively arguments Tuesday about a pair of cases relating to phones seized during arrests, all the members of the court\u2019s liberal wing expressed serious concerns about allowing police the same broad authority to search a smartphone that they have with other items an arrested person may be carrying or have nearby.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Law.com: Justices Wary of Broad Authority for Cellphone Searches<\/a> by Tony Mauro:<\/p>\n

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared reluctant to give police sweeping authority to search the full contents of smartphones without first obtaining a search warrant from a judge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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