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Anthony S. Barkow and Eric Del Pozo are attorneys at Jenner & Block LLP In simplest terms, the Fourth Amendment protects individuals from unwarranted and unreasonable government intrusions on privacy.
Adam Gershowitz is a a Professor of Law at William and Mary Law School. He filed an amicus brief in support of Riley and Wurie. This week the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie that forbids law enforcement officers from searching cell phones incident to arrest without a warrant.
There’s a lot to love in Riley v. California, and privacy specialists will be celebrating this one for a long time. In a nearly unanimous opinion packed with references to gigabytes, apps, and the cloud, Chief Justice John Roberts proved that the Justices get it.
Mason C. Clutter is the National Security and Privacy Counsel at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Some thought the Supreme Court in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, the two cellphone searches incident to arrest cases this Term, would split the baby.
The Court’s unanimous decision in the cellphone privacy cases brought the Fourth Amendment into the digital age.