Lawmaker shelves bill to give La. police access to locked phones

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A proposal to allow criminal investigators with a court order to unlock homicide victims' cellphones has gotten stuck in a House committee, after lawmakers split on the idea. Rep. Ted James, a Baton Rouge Democrat, expects to bring his bill back before the Commerce Committee, saying it has more support than Monday's 6-6 vote suggested. Passcode-locked …
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Lawmaker shelves bill to give La. police access to locked phones