Supreme Court hears oral arguments on constitutionality of geofence warrants
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Chatrie v. United States, examining whether geofence warrants — which compel tech companies like Google to disclose location data of all devices near a crime scene — violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches. The case stems from a 2019 Virginia bank robbery in which police used a geofence warrant served on Google to identify Okello Chatrie as a suspect. Several justices asked sharp questions of both sides, with the court appearing to seek a narrow ruling rather than a sweeping decision.
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