SCOTUS Denies Cert in Pennsylvania Cellphone Privacy Case
The Supreme Court won’t hear a Pennsylvania cellphone privacy case (docket 19-1254) on when it’s permissible for police to require someone to unlock an encrypted device. The court denied cert Monday to the state seeking review of the Pennsylvania Supreme…
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Court decision that individuals may refuse to unlock their phones for law enforcement to avoid self-incrimination. “Great news” that the Pennsylvania court's decision stays in effect, but varying decisions on similar cases in several other state supreme courts (see 2009160058) could still go to SCOTUS, emailed Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker. “We'll have to see if the Court decides to take any of those or waits for the issue to develop further.” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s (D) office didn’t comment.