Faced with a pair of cases raising the issue of warrantless searching of arrestees’ cellphones, the U.S. Supreme Court will again need to apply centuries-old constitutional principles to rapidly changing technologies.

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During a lively oral argument Wednesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed torn over whether police can conduct a warrantless search of a home over the previous objection of a tenant when a co-tenant subsequently consents.

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The U.S. Supreme Court may soon addresses an issue it has carefully avoided until now: Just how much privacy do Americans enjoy in the information contained within and emanating from their cellphones?

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Before there was Edward Snowden and the leak of explosive documents showing widespread government surveillance, there was Mark Klein - a telecommunications technician who alleged that AT&T was allowing U.S. spies to siphon vast amounts of customer data without warrants.

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The effect of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting a per se rule allowing warrantless blood testing in suspected drunken driving cases will be felt far beyond DUI cases, defense attorneys said.

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2011AP2384-CR State v. Sanders

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12-1738 U.S. v. Schmidt

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12-1805 U.S. v. Garcia

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2010AP2612-CR State v. Green

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2011AP188-CR State v. Bunch

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2011AP1184-CR State v. Wieczorek

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Search and Seizure Warrantless searches; extended supervision conditions

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Search and Seizure Warrantless searches; exigent circumstances

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Search and Seizure Warrantless searches; consent

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Motor Vehicles OWI; warrantless searches; consent Chad Ebert appeals from a judgment of the circuit court convicting him of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (third offense). The issue in this appeal is whether the police had ...

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Civil Rights Warrantless searches; summary judgment Brian E. Davis, pro se, appeals from the judgment dismissing his action against the City of Milwaukee (City) after he presented his case at trial. See Wis. Stat. § 805.14(3) (2007-08). Davis argues that ...

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