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Supreme Court Rules Against Cellphone Searches As NSA Case Looms

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Mark Melin
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In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court today said police cannot search cellphones without a warrant during arrests, a major victory for privacy rights groups. The Supreme court decision may set up a more significant privacy fight regarding the National Security Agency (NSA).

Supreme Court Rules Against Cellphone Searches As NSA Case Looms

John Roberts: "Privacy comes at a cost."

In their ruling the justices were clear a tradeoff was at hand. "We cannot deny that our decision today will have an impact on the ability of law enforcement to combat crime," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion for the court. "Privacy comes...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.