Civil Rights
Mar. 7, 2025
ACLU files motion to quash broad search of protester's phone
The ACLU claims UC Santa Cruz police used an unconstitutional warrant to search a student's phone in a vandalism investigation. The student has sued the university after participating in a pro-Palestine protest on campus.
The American Civil Liberties Union accused a university police department of executing an unconstitutional search warrant on a student's phone who is already embroiled in a civil rights lawsuit over her participation in a pro-Palestine protest on campus. The university says it is investigating her for vandalism.
A motion was filed to quash a UC Santa Cruz police search warrant on student Laaila Irshad's phone, claiming the warrant grants authorization to access documents t...
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