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Court upholds searches of text messages in drug arrests

The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco on Monday that police are entitled to search text messages on the cell phones of arrestees without obtaining a warrant.The court, ruling in a Ventura County case, said by a 5-2 vote that warrantless searches of text messages are permitted under precedents set by the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More

Annual rave under fire after death

Officials are questioning a massive annual rave at the Cow Palace that has a history of attracting younger crowds and drug dealers after a man died there over the weekend. Anthony Mata, 23, of Santa Clara died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, and five others remained in critical condition Monday from what health and police officials say could be a tainted batch of Ecstasy sold at the etd.POP 2010 music festival Saturday in Daly City. Read More
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