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Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is lawful
United States v. Omari Andrews, Jr., decided by Seventh Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Omari Andrews Jr.'s ...
Eighth Circuit: Cell phone search allowed under exigent circumstances
United States v. Jessie Farmer, decided by Eighth Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jessie Farmer's motion to s...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Seizure of Digital Devices Over Lack of Probable Cause
In Re Juan Guevara Torres; E-Nnovations Technologies and Marketing, LLC; And Digital Data Technologies LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a plai...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Christopher Carroll, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Carrol...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
J.B.T. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motio...
Laptop search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Papantoniadis, decided by First Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Border search exception applies to warrantless laptop searches at the border
United States v. Sefan Eberhard Zappey, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Zappey's moti...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Warrantless Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Sean Grusd, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Sean Grusd's motion to sup...
Third Circuit: Cell phone seizure lawful incident to arrest; consent valid
United States v. Ryan Mendoza, decided by Third Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Ryan Mendoza's motion to supp...
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Abdoulaye Barry, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's moti...
Eleventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to lawful arrest is permissible
United States v. Erika Day, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Erika Day's motion to su...
Eighth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is lawful
United States v. Raphael Nunn, decided by Eighth Circuit on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Raphael Nunn's motion to s...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Mark Dencklau, decided by Ninth Circuit on November 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Mark Dencklau's motion to ...
Cell phone search during arrest upheld under automobile exception
United States v. Davon Tooley, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Davon Tooley's motion to sup...
Sixth Circuit: Consent to search electronic devices was voluntary
United States v. John Gordon, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of John Gordon's motion to suppr...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Lawful Arrest
United States v. Mark Clark, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Mark Clark's motion to suppress ...
Ninth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is permissible
United States v. Sylvia Olivas, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Sylvia Olivas's motion to su...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Shawn Baldwin, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Shawn Baldwin's motion t...
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...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible if data relevant to crime
United States v. Joseph Cammarata, decided by Third Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Joseph Cammarata's motion t...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest was lawful
United States v. Rolando Joel De Leon De Paz, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Rolando Joel...
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 ...
Third Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Erik Harris, decided by Third Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Erik Harris's motion to suppress...
Cell phone search incident to arrest in vehicle upheld
United States v. Edwin Tavarez, decided by Sixth Circuit on June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Edwin Tavarez's motion to supp...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search during arrest justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Irene Michelle Fike, decided by Sixth Circuit on June 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Irene Fike's motion to s...