Cellphone Searches, S.F. Mayor Ed Lee and Brian Copeland's "Not a Genuine Black Man"

U.S. Supreme Court On Cellphone Searches By Law Enforcement
In a collision of the law and technology, the U.S. Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear arguments stemming from two cases, one in California, about whether police should be able to conduct warrantless searches of cellphone contents after an arrest. Law enforcement officials say it helps to solve crimes. Civil libertarians and privacy advocates say it violates the 4th amendment's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. Fifty percent of Americans now carry smartphones loaded with personal data such as text messages, addresses and photos.

Guests:
•Professor Rory Little, U.C. Hastings College of the Law
•Michelle Quinn, San Jose Mercury News

Further Reporting:
• Are Warrantless Cellphone Searches Constitutional? Court to Decide

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Interview
Mayor Ed Lee joins Thuy Vu for a discussion about some of the accomplishments and challenges for San Francisco, which include a tech boom, skyrocketing housing prices, the struggle for City College of San Francisco to maintain its accreditation, pedestrian and bike rider safety on the streets, a new plan for a Warriors arena at Mission Bay, and political corruption.

Further Reporting:
• Ed Lee on Forum: Tech Workers Have the Same Issues as Everyone Else

Brian Copeland, "Not A Genuine Black Man"
Comedian and talk show host Brian Copeland knows how it feels to be an outsider. He grew up in San Leandro during the 1970's the only African American student in his high school class of three hundred fifty. As a kid, he weathered physical abuse from his father, discrimination by local police, and efforts by a racist landlord to evict his family from their apartment. He shaped those experiences into a long-running one man show "Not A Genuine Black Man." The tenth anniversary production opens at Berkeley Rep this week and runs through May. Copeland sat down with Scott Shafer to talk about the show, his comedy, and life on the outside looking in.

Further Reporting:
• Brian Copeland and Marga Gomez Get Impersonal at The Marsh
• Brian Copeland's New Play Inspired By San Leandro Murders