Civil Liberties

Florida Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant to Search Cellphones

Duh and/or hello!

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The Florida Supreme Court delivered a blow to law enforcement officials Thursday, ruling 5-2 that police needed a search warrant to access the data stored on an arrested person's cellphone.

The decision came in the closely watched case of Cedric Smallwood and involved the 2008 robbery of a convenience store in Jacksonville.