The nine judges of the US Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that law enforcement officers can't search the contents of an arrested individual's cell phone(s) without a search warrant.
The matter was decided on following two appeals made by two individuals who were ultimately convicted of crimes based on the information the police discovered in/thanks to their smart phones at the time of their arrest.
In the judges' opinion, perusing the digital contents of a suspect's phone without a warrant equals infringing on his or her fourth amendment protections against unlawful search and seizure.
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