Will the Rise of the Cell Phone Mean the Death of the Third-Party Doctrine?
This guest post was authored by Molly Dolinger, a summer associate with Montgomery McCracken. There are currently more cell phones in the U.S. than there are people. Given the increasingly mobile-dependent state of our society, it should come as no surprise that law enforcement in recent… Read More
Ninth Circuit Sharply Circumscribes Cell-Phone Searches in Light of Riley
We here at White Collar Alert get excited by Riley v. California. We’ve previously written about it here, here, and here. And with good reason—smartphones have become a central part of most of our daily lives, and contain some of our most sensitive personal information.… Read More
Don’t Text with an Informant and iPads are Not Phones
While Dora the Explorer’s cousin, Diego, may proudly proclaim that “helping out each other is good for everyone,” apparently defendant Curtis Diego’s “friend,” Gary Still, had no such interest. Mr. Still, when confronted by police about his suspected theft of numerous firearms, quickly confessed to… Read More
Riley Ruling Continues to Protect Citizens from Police Scrutiny
Earlier this summer, we discussed the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Riley v. California, which held that police officers cannot review the contents of a cell phone incident to an arrest absent a search warrant or exigent circumstances. We opined that this bright-line… Read More