Before the Court in Riley v. California
The Justices Weigh in on Warrantless Cellphone Searches
At 10:34 a.m. on April 29, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 13–132, David Leon Riley v. California. At 11:33 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Jeffrey L. Fisher, representing David Riley, and Edward C. Dumont, California Solicitor General. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of David Leon Riley MR. FISHER: This case involves applying the core protection of the Fourth Amendment to a new factual circumstance. It has always been the case that an occasion of an…
