Marcos Mendez v. United States
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Whether the Government may conduct a warrantless and suspicionless search of electronic contents of a person's cell phone at the border
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Government may conduct a warrantless search of the electronic contents of a person’s cell phone at the border. 2. Whether the Government may conduct a suspicionless search of the electronic contents of a person’s cell phone at the border. ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS United States District Court (N.D. Il.) No. 16-cr-163 United States, Plaintiff v. Marcos Mendez, Defendant Judgment: Mar. 8, 2023 United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit No. 23-1460 United States, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Marcos Mendez, Defendant-Appellant Opinion: June 10, 2024