Cell phone search violated Constitution, state high court rules

Charles Weisselberg quoted by Daily Journal (registration required), Dec. 6, 2016

Charles Weisselberg … who argued to the high court on behalf of Macabeo, said a ruling for the government would have eroded privacy rights for millions of Californians. “Officers cannot simply search anyone stopped for any infraction,” Weisselberg said. “The state was arguing that probable cause for arrest justifies a full search.”