Supreme Court rules law enforcement needs warrant to search cellphone data

[ZachPL]

It's amazing to me that this passed 5-4 with roberts joining all LIBERALS, I thought republicans were suppose to be for the constitution?

http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/393629-supreme-court-rules-law-enforcement-needs-warrant-to-search

[Big Dumb Patriot]

Unless there's some nuance I'm missing, this seems like a good thing? While the argument that there's "no reasonable expectation of privacy" in regards to your cell phone carrier's records is a reasonable one, the requirement of a warrant is a step in the right direction so far as privacy rights are concerned, and is in line with the constitutional limits on search and seizure.

[ZachPL]

I completed agree this is the right decision, I'm just a little baffled that republicans are supposedly for the constitution and the 4th amendment and then all but one votes against this.

Here is the vote breakdown

https://twitter.com/KimberlyRobinsn/status/1010165718204190721

[Big Dumb Patriot]

Oh, I understand now! I thought you were saying that this sole Republican justice had somehow gone against the constitution by voting yay, but you meant that of the nay voters. Makes a lot more sense lol

[That Deer]

I think it’s because Republicans really like the idea of giving law enforcement unlimited power and this doesn’t jive with that.

[Big Dumb Patriot]

At least up to the point that law enforcement begins investigating Republicans.

[Borealis]

Roberts has sided with liberals before, he let the ACA be ruled as a tax so the feds could make states have it.