Supreme Court Skeptical of Police Searching Cellphones Without Warrants

The U.SSupreme Court faced a seemingly simple question on Tuesday: can police officers search through the cellphone of someone they've arrested without obtaining a warrant to do so?

During the arguments on two separate, but very similar, cases, the Justices seemed at least open to the idea of limiting the existing rule, which doesn't require police officers to get a warrant. But they also seemed to struggle to figure out exactly how to give Americans more privacy protections in the digital age.

Privacy and legal experts see the two cases as an unprecedented opportunity for the Supreme Court to weigh in on how new technologies are changing Americans' privacy rights. Here are the most important takeaways from the two cases heard today. Read more...