Riley v. California
What's at Stake
Whether the police may conduct a warrantless search of a cell phone seized from a suspect incident to arrest.
Summary
The police have long had authority to search a suspect incident to arrest. The question in this case is whether the police, acting without a warrant, may search the contents of a cell phone found on or near a person who has just been arrested. Noting that cell phones now contain many of the 鈥減apers鈥� and 鈥渆ffects鈥� that would previously have been stored in our homes, including details of constitutionally protected associations, the ACLU鈥檚 amicus brief urges the Court to adopt a per se rule prohibiting such searches without a warrant.
Legal Documents
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03/10/2014
Riley v. California - 桃子视频Amicus Brief -
06/25/2014
Riley v. California - U.S. Supreme Court Opinion
Date Filed: 06/25/2014
Press Releases
Supreme Court Requires Warrant for Cell Phone Searches by Police
Supreme Court to Hear Argument on Warrantless Cell Phone Searches