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U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law

Jun. 25, 2018

Does high court cell data decision kill third-party doctrine?

In a case seen as a bellwether for evolving digital privacy protections, a closely divided Supreme Court ruled police need a warrant to obtain cellphone location data to use as evidence in a trial.

Does high court cell data decision kill third-party doctrine?
Chief Justice John Roberts authored the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion that police need a warrant for cell phone location data.

In a case seen as a bellwether for evolving digital privacy protections, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled police need a warrant to obtain cell phone location data to use as evidence in a trial.

In a 5-4 decision, the majority held Friday that cellphone users have a reasonable expectation of privacy for their whereabouts, strengthening the court's recent recognition that the Fourth Amendment protects people, not just proper...

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