Can Police Search Your Cellphone Without a Warrant?

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled police don't need a search warrant to look at a cellphone's call list after arresting the phone's owner. As courts around the country grapple with the issue, tell us: is this reasonable search and seizure?

What's the difference between personal information and correspondence you have physically stored in your home, and similar information that's on your cellphone? And what should police have access to without a warrant? It's a question that courts across the nation are dealing with it and one that arose here in Massachusetts on Wednesday, when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that police don't need a search warrant to look at the call list of a person's cellphone during while searching that person's personal property after an arrest. However, in writing the court's opinion for Commonwealth vs. Demetrius A. Phifer, Justice Margot Botsford cited other court cases that raise questions about the extent that law enforcement officials can access …

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#WilmingtonSchools Taking Advantage of @Twitter

Several teachers throughout the district use social media to interact with parents and students and spread the word about what's being taught.

Social media isn’t just for Wilmington teenagers. Teachers and administrators throughout the school district are taking advantage of Twitter as a way to reach out to students and parents and spread information about what is happening inside classrooms. Among the busiest tweeters in the district is Wilmington High School principal Eric Tracy (@etracywhs), who has made an effort to spend more time touring the classrooms to share with his followers how students are learning. “It’s about breaking down the walls and opening the lines of communication so people know what is going on,” said Tracy. “It’s a fast way to get information out and let people know what is happening in the classroom, because there are great interactive things that people …

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Wilmington's Social Media Saturday

A wrap up of the week in Facebook and Twitter on Wilmington Patch.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook

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Engagement Weekly

Wilmington's Social Media Saturday

A wrap up of the week in Facebook and Twitter on Wilmington Patch.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook

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Engagement Weekly

Social Media Saturday is Back

We highlight some of the action on Facebook and Twitter from the last week.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook Got a page you think we should know about? Let us know in the comments.

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A Memorial Day Weekend Edition of Social Media Saturday

We look at the last week of Twitter and Facebook on Wilmington Patch.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook Got a page you think we should know about? Let us know in the comments.

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