Browse 9 warrant requirement cases decided by D.C. Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Jeffrey Williamson, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jeffrey Williamson's mo...
Court Upholds Warrantless Seizure of Electronic Devices at Border
Nicolas Talbott v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of Nicolas Talbott's electronic...
Border searches of electronic devices are constitutional
United States v. Ngozi Pole, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless search of a defendant's electronic ...
Laptop seizure lawful based on reasonable suspicion, court rules
United States v. Rowena Scott, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a defendant's laptop, ...
Appeals Court Upholds Search Warrant and Conviction in Drug Case
United States v. David Paitsel, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, David Paitsel, was convicted of multiple federal offenses, including cons...
Warrantless CSLI collection is a Fourth Amendment search, court rules
Travis LeBlanc v. United States Privacy and Civil Liberties, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the government's warrantless...
Laptop search at border upheld under Fourth Amendment exception
Adam Steele v. United States, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of Adam ...
Warrantless Cell-Site Location Data Collection Violates Fourth Amendment
Travis LeBlanc v. United States Privacy and Civil Liberties, decided by D.C. Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute involved whether the government's warrantless col...
Cell phone seizure lawful, but search without warrant unlawful
United States v. Dan Wilson, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 2, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a suspect's cell phone, and its su...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 9 warrant requirement cases from D.C. Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 6, Reversed: 2, Mixed: 1.
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