Explore 19 court opinions on Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy In Digital Data. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Sixth Circuit: No Expectation of Privacy in Seized Cell Phone Data
United States v. Steven Tilden Fellmy, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Steven Tilden Fellmy...
Cell phone data search after lawful seizure is permissible
United States v. Ryan Douglas, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Ryan Douglas's motion to...
Seventh Circuit: No privacy expectation in cell phone data post-lawful seizure
United States v. Gary Wilson, decided by Seventh Circuit on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Gary Wilson's motion to ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Warrantless cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
Kevin Kinard v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's d...
Sixth Circuit: Warrantless cell phone search permissible post-lawful seizure
United States v. Jaavaid Alan McCarley-Connin, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant...
Third Circuit: No privacy expectation in cell phone data accessible by provider
United States v. Paul Harmon, decided by Third Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Paul Harmon's motion to suppre...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Jose Farias, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jose Farias's motion to sup...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Wire Fraud Conviction Based on Sufficient Evidence
United States v. David Swartz, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed David Swartz's conviction for wire fraud and conspiracy to...
NJ Supreme Court: Warrantless cell phone searches allowed under narrow exigent circumstances
State v. Ebenezer Byrd; State v. Jerry J. Spraulding; State v. Gregory A. Jean-Baptiste, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 24, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidates three...
SJC Affirms Conviction, Upholds 'State of Mind' Hearsay Exception for Child Victim
Commonwealth v. Donovan E. Goparian, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the def...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone evidence admissible under good-faith exception
United States v. Kevin Hodge, decided by Seventh Circuit on June 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Kevin Hodge's motion to supp...
Furtive movements alone insufficient for reasonable suspicion in traffic stop
Commonwealth v. Anthony Govan, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on June 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a polic...
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...
Third Circuit: Warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest permissible under exigent circumstances
United States v. Nicholas Lucidonio, decided by Third Circuit on May 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Nicholas Lucidonio's motio...
Ninth Circuit: No privacy expectation in unencrypted cell phone data post-seizure
United States v. Steven Duarte, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Steven Duarte's motion to suppre...
Seventh Circuit: No reasonable expectation of privacy in cell site location data
United States v. Carlos Estrada, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Carlos Estrada's motion ...
Seventh Circuit: No privacy expectation in seized cell phone data
United States v. Carlos Estrada, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Carlos Estrada's motion ...
Cell phone search incident to arrest in vehicle upheld
United States v. Anthony Brookins, decided by Third Circuit on April 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Anthony Brookins' motion to...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Camron Henry, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to su...