The Supreme Court says smart phones and other electronic devices are not in the same category as wallets, briefcases, and vehicles. The unanimous decision was a sweeping endorsement for privacy rights. The Justice Department says it will work with law enforcement to ensure “full compliance” with the decision. Lower courts nationwide are divided over how to apply a 40-year-old high court precedent allowing searches of a suspect’s items after arrest. The appeals were not related to the recent mass surveillance of phone metadata by the NSA.”]
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/25/justice/supreme-court-cell-phones/