Judge rules Sarasota police violated Christian Ziegler's Fourth Amendment rights in a cellphone search, deeming search warrants "severely overbroad" and ordering data destruction.

Judge rules that Sarasota police violated Christian Ziegler's Fourth Amendment rights during search of his cellphone in sexual battery investigation. The search warrants were deemed "severely overbroad," and a judge ordered law enforcement to destroy most of the data seized. The former Florida Republican Party Chair will maintain the privacy of his cellphone content, and no additional text messages will be released.

July 01, 2024
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