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New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Defendants May Have to Provide Cell Phone Passwords to Authorities
August 31, 2020Opponents of the ruling claim that such a ruling denies the defendants’ constitutional right to not self-incriminate by remaining silent. In a landmark decision for the state’s highest appellate court, the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that authorities with search warrants for a defendant’s cell phone are entitled to compel a defendant to provide their cell phone password, according to a 4-3 ruling on August 10, 2020. This decision is monumental because it sets a precedent for substantial evidence against […]
