SCOTUS: Cell phones can't be searched without a warrant

SCOTUS: Cell phones can't be searched without a warrant
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that police in most cases must get a warrant before searching a cell phone. The decision involved two cases in which police had used information from suspects' cell phones to link them to crimes. The high court said the searches had been a violation of the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Here's a portion of the ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts:

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Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.