Florida Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Search Cell Phones

An anonymous reader writes "In a case stemming from a Jacksonville burglary, the Florida Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Thursday that police must get a search warrant before searching someone's cell phone. 'At this time, we cannot ignore that a significant portion of our population relies upon cell phones for email communications, text message information, scheduling, and banking,' read the majority opinion (PDF), authored by Justice Fred Lewis. 'The position of the dissent, which would permit the search here even though no issue existed with regard to officer safety or evidence preservation, is both contrary to, and the antithesis of, the fundamental protections against government intrusion guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.'"

Florida got one right?

[Anonymous Coward]

Somebody check for snow in Tallahassee!

Re:A win for me!

[TheNastyInThePasty]

Am I a troll for pointing out that Florida isn't all sunshine and flowers?

Re:Finally, something a Floridian can be proud abo

[nomadic]

To paraphrase the Simpsons:

Floridian: "Wow, Florida, this makes me feel...what's the opposite of ashamed?"
Florida: "Proud?"
Floridian: "Not that far from ashamed."
Florida: "Less ashamed?"
Floridian:"Yeah!"
Florida: "Awww, thanks."