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Warrant needed for cell phone search: top US court

26
Jun
2014

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of a suspect, in a major civil liberties test in the smartphone age. Mobile phones deserve the same protection against unreasonable searches and seizures as other personal property — for example homes — enshrined in the US constitutions Fourth Amendment, the top US court said. The court, in two cases involving criminal suspects whose mobile handsets were searched by police, weighed the interest of law enforcement in finding important evidence against the civil liberties guaranteed in the constitution. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court, said that the principles of the US Founding Fathers still apply — despite the advent of 21st century technology.

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