QOTD: Chief Justice John Roberts

QOTD: Chief Justice John Roberts

by digby

That’s from today’s 9-0 decision requiring the police to show probable cause to search someone’s cell phone.

This is a good illustration of civil liberties cases transcending partisanship. They’re not an ideological or cultural touch stone. It’s why the normal alliances are so often strained when it comes to issues surrounding government power. The Bill of Rights isn’t a tribal document.

Update: Also too, this:

This paragraph could be huge for future privacy cases. Roberts cites Sotomayor’s famous concurrence in US v. Jones. pic.twitter.com/M8YQOZ1WNr
— Trevor Timm (@trevortimm) June 25, 2014