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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by alphanerd4 to c/usauthoritarianism
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=T I don't mean to be depressing, but courts don't limit police power.

Police are an extension of the courts' power.

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[–] alphanerd4 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

well yeah, but they didn't use that anywhere in their legal justification. they're claiming the authority to treat anyone in this way.