No. 25-6373
Latonia Smith v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cell-phone-privacy electronic-evidence fourth-amendment riley-precedent search-and-seizure warrant-particularity
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus Privacy
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a warrant that fails to specifically describe cell phones as an item to be seized violates the Fourth Amendment's particularity requirement in light of Riley v. California
Question Presented (from Petition)
In Riley v. California, 573 U.S. 373 (2014), this Court established that cell phones require enhanced Fourth Amendment privacy protections. The question presented is whether, consistent with Riley, a warrant that fails to particularly describe cell phones as an item to be seized—only listing “computers” and “electronic data storage devices”— violates the Fourth Amendment.
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2026)
Attorneys
Latonia Smith
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent