Excerpt
Today’s cellphones are more than just communication devices. They’re cameras, web browsers, journals, appointment books, and personal libraries. This term, the Supreme Court considered under what circumstances police could search the often voluminous information contained within these smartphones. Could they browse through them the way they would look over the contents of a purse or an impounded car? Or did the information constitute the electronic equivalent of personal papers, which the Court has given greater constitutional privacy protections? The case in question began on August 22, 2009, when David Leon…
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Foreword
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Inside the Court
Abortion Protests, Recess Appointments, and Health Care Reform on the Docket
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Facts and Implications of Riley and Wurie
Overview of the Supreme Court’s View of Cellphone Searches
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Before the Court in Riley v. California
The Justices Weigh in on Warrantless Cellphone Searches
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Opinion of the Court in Riley v. California
Warrantless Cellphone Searches Are Unconstitutional
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Greece V. Galloway
The Court Rules That Town Councils Can Begin Meetings With Christian Prayers
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Bond v. United States
The Court Rules That the Chemical Weapons Convention Does Not Apply to a Woman Poisoning Her Husband
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McCullen v. Coakley
The Court Rules That 35-foot Buffer Zones Around Reproductive Health Facilities Are Unconstitutional
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National Labor Relations Board v. Canning
The Court Rules That Short Inter-session Recess Appointments by the President Are Unconstitutional
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Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
The Court Rules That the Affordable Care Act’s Free Contraception Requirement Violates Federal Law
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Pro & Con
Are the Police Prohibited From Searching the Contents of an Arrestee’s Cellphone Without a Warrant?
