Is it possible? The Supreme Court (yes, THAT Supreme Court) finally seems to have gotten something right! And it was a UNANIMOUS decision, no less. It’s enough to make us think there may be hope for... Washington, after all.
The State of California and the Obama administration wanted police to have the right to search a person’s cell phone, as if it was a business card found in a pocket, after an arrest. The case went back and forth a few times and finally ended up with the Supremes. The thinking on this subject (and I figured the general thinking was correct) that the court would side with the State of California and rule against those who argued that cell phones contain so much critical data these days they should be looked at as unique vessels.
Yes, said the Court in this rare unanimous decision, cell phones ARE unique repositories of scads of information and should be accessed only when a warrant is issued.
Now if only the Court could get unanimous on other issues that are tearing the country apart...
The State of California and the Obama administration wanted police to have the right to search a person’s cell phone, as if it was a business card found in a pocket, after an arrest. The case went back and forth a few times and finally ended up with the Supremes. The thinking on this subject (and I figured the general thinking was correct) that the court would side with the State of California and rule against those who argued that cell phones contain so much critical data these days they should be looked at as unique vessels.
Yes, said the Court in this rare unanimous decision, cell phones ARE unique repositories of scads of information and should be accessed only when a warrant is issued.
Now if only the Court could get unanimous on other issues that are tearing the country apart...
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