But as I noted separately, widespread collection of call detail records is not really at issue in Smith v. Maryland. Rather it sits at the intersection of Jones v. United States, United States v. Knotts, and California Bankers Association v. Shultz.
If you read these (I noted them in order from most recent to oldest) and read/carefully count votes on concurring and dissenting opinions (after having read Smith v. Maryland), I think you could be pardoned for thinking the Supreme Court had said a bunch of things about this, much in conflict with a bunch of other things.
If you read these (I noted them in order from most recent to oldest) and read/carefully count votes on concurring and dissenting opinions (after having read Smith v. Maryland), I think you could be pardoned for thinking the Supreme Court had said a bunch of things about this, much in conflict with a bunch of other things.