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Supreme Court finds geofence warrants constitute a search under Fourth Amendment

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement’s use of a geofence warrant to obtain cellphone location data constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, marking a significant privacy ruling while stopping short of declaring the investigative tactic unconstitutional.

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In a Win for Privacy, Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Are a ‘Search’ Under 4th Amendment

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In Big Win for Fourth Amendment Advocates, the Supreme Court Says 'Geofence Warrants' Count as a 'Search'

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Your Phone's Location Data Is Now Protected by the Fourth Amendment

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Fourth Amendment protects smartphone location history.

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Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Privacy Protections Apply to Cellphone Users' Location History

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Supreme Court: Fourth Amendment Protects Your Phone's Location History

The Indianapolis Star

Bringing a smartphone to a bank robbery? 4th Amendment issue hits Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Carrying a smartphone to a bank robbery wasn’t such a smart move for Okello Chatrie. Now the Supreme Court must decide whether the "groundbreaking" and "previously unimaginable" way police tracked down Chatrie through his Samsung Galaxy S9 ...

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Supreme Court sends geofence warrant case back to lower court

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to their cellphone location data, tossing out a ruling against a man convicted in a Virginia bank robbery case.

Law

Police Dragnet Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment

A recent New York court case upheld a murder conviction despite claims that DNA evidence used violated the defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. The case highlights ongoing legal questions about digital surveillance and privacy, especially with modern ...

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Supreme Court to debate whether police may seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations

When an investigation into a Virginia bank robbery went cold a few years back, local police turned to Google.Authorities served the tech giant with a “geofence warrant,” which required the company to parse location data on millions of people to find a ...