Courts across the country are grappling with a key question for the information age: When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?
By a 12-3 vote, appellate court judges in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday ruled that it is not — and therefore does not require a warrant.
https://theintercept.com/2016/05/31...stating-blow-to-cell-phone-privacy-advocates/
I have to wonder if those 9 retards in black robes know what the word "search" means. How the **** did they come to the conclusion that police searching through a privately owned company's records to be able to search for whom you called somehow did not constitute a search? Those 9 judges should be impeached.
Search | Define Search at Dictionary.com
to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost:
They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
2.
to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed:
He searched the vase for signs of a crack. The police searched the suspect for weapons.
3.
to explore or examine in order to discover:
They searched the hills for gold.
4.
to look at, read, or examine (a record, writing, collection, repository, etc.) for information:
to search a property title; He searched the courthouse for a record of the deed to the land.
5.
to look at or beneath the superficial aspects of to discover a motive, reaction, feeling, basic truth, etc.:
He searched her face for a clue to her true feelings.
6.
to look into, question, or scrutinize:
She searched her conscience.
7.
(of natural elements) to pierce or penetrate: