Browse 11 warrantless searches 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...
Seizure of electronic devices incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Michael Rosebar, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a defendant's ele...
Border searches of electronic devices are permissible without a warrant
United States v. Jonathan Johnson, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless search of Jonathan Johnson's...
Border search exception applies to electronic devices
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 ...
Stingray Cell Phone Tracking Requires Warrant, But Not Here
United States v. Ronnard Williams, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's use of a "stingray" device to track a def...
Cell phone seizure incident to arrest upheld under Fourth Amendment
United States v. Ramiro Lozano, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a cell phone from Ram...
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 ...
Phone search upheld under automobile exception
United States v. Luz Fajardo Campos, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of...
Border search exception applies to warrantless laptop searches at the border
Nicolas Talbott v. United States, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of N...
Court Upholds Warrantless Cell Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
Nicolas Talbott v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on March 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the legality of a warrantless search of Nicolas Talbott's electronic devices a...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 11 warrantless searches cases from D.C. Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 11.
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