**Submission Statement:** The 4th Amendment establishes the “right of the people to be secure in their person, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” When all your papers and effects are carried in a single device, the interpretation of the 4th amendment becomes cloudy. The Trump administration has taken a broad stance in the guise of security to search and seize the digital information contained on people’s phones without warrants – and the use of these tactics is increasingly used against dissenters of Trump’s policies.
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**Submission Statement:** The 4th Amendment establishes the “right of the people to be secure in their person, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” When all your papers and effects are carried in a single device, the interpretation of the 4th amendment becomes cloudy. The Trump administration has taken a broad stance in the guise of security to search and seize the digital information contained on people’s phones without warrants – and the use of these tactics is increasingly used against dissenters of Trump’s policies.