In a developing story, the Supreme Court of the United States has unanimously ruled that law enforcement must obtain a warrant prior to searching the contents of a suspect’s mobile phone. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, "To further complicate the scope of privacy interests at stake, the data a user views on many modern cell phones may not in fact be stored on the device itself," adding, "Treating a cellphone as a container whose contents may be searched incident to an arrest is a bit strained as an initial matter." Roberts also wrote, “We cannot deny that our decision today will have an impact on the ability of law enforcement to combat crime … Privacy comes at a cost,” but the justices reserved the right for police to claim “exigent circumstances.”
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