Judge:  Compelled Fingerprint Unlock Of Cellphone Does Not Violate 5th Amendment

(August 7, 2019, 11:58 AM EDT) -- BOISE, Idaho — A warrant compelling a suspect to provide access to his locked cellphone via biometric means does not violate the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, an Idaho Federal judge ruled July 26, concluding that the fingerprint “does not require the suspect to provide any testimonial evidence” (In re the Search of a White Google Pixel 3 XL Cellphone in a Black Incipio Case, No. 1:19-mj-10441, D. Idaho, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125243)....