Supreme Court Won’t Hear 5th Amendment Suit Over Compelling Phone Passcode

Mealey's (May 17, 2021, 11:28 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its May 17 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a dispute between New Jersey and a former law enforcement officer over whether compelling the target of an investigation to unlock a secured smartphone violates the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....