Supreme Court grapples with use of ‘geofence warrants’ by law enforcement
The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of 'geofence warrants' used by law enforcement to obtain cellphone location data from tech companies. The case involves Okello Chatrie, convicted of robbing a credit union in Virginia in 2019, who argued that the warrant violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of 'geofence warrants' used by law enforcement to obtain cellphone location data. Okello Chatrie was convicted of robbing a credit union in Richmond, Va., suburbs in 2019. Law enforcement used a geofence warrant to obtain data from Google, identifying Chatrie as a suspect. The warrant compelled Google to disclose data from devices in a 17.5-acre area around the bank. Justices questioned whether the warrant violated Chatrie's Fourth Amendment rights, with some expressing concerns about the implications for law enforcement and privacy rights. The case has significant implications for the use of geofence warrants, which now constitute over a quarter of all U.S. law enforcement demands.
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