Supreme Court denial leaves Maine lobster tracking rule in effect
The justices declined to review Frank Thompson’s challenge, leaving the First Circuit judgment in place without deciding the Fourth Amendment question.
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Chatrie v. United States clarifies Fourth Amendment limits on location data—why it matters for phones, apps, and police warrants
Chatrie v. United States (June 29) held that a geofence warrant to pull Google Location History is a Fourth Amendment search—then vacated and remanded.
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Supreme Court: Geofence warrants for Google location history are searches
In Chatrie v. United States, the Supreme Court held police conduct a Fourth Amendment search by getting Google location-history data via a geofence warrant, then remanded the case.