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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Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
“Supreme Court grapples with whether police may seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations”CNN CNN LEFT
“John Roberts questions 'expectation of privacy' for voluntarily shared location data”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
“LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment” · The Hill, PBS NewsHour, Reuters, Politico