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25-4239·CRIMINAL

United States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo

Status
  1. Scheduled
  2. Argued
  3. Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented

Whether individualized showing of reasonable suspicion is required to manually search password-protected cell phone at border; whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify search.

Argument Date
May 8, 2026
Argument Time
8:30 a.m.
Panel
V
Courtroom
Tweed Courtroom (Room 414-D)
Lower Court Judge
Brinkema

Panel

Chief Judge Diaz
Judge Agee
Judge Quattlebaum

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo, No. 25-4239 (4th Cir. July 13, 2026)
PanelDiaz, C.J., Agee & Quattlebaum, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Todd Richman
per CA4 audio archive
James Sawyers
per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

2 of 2 cases argued May 8, 2026 before this panel have been decided.

Oral Argument Audio

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Opinions