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NPR · United States · US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are a Fourth Amendment 'search,' limits police access to Google location data
Reported that the ruling creates a significant new constraint on geofence warrants, which police departments have used extensively in the last decade to identify suspects near crime scenes. Noted the ruling sets a floor for Fourth Amendment protection but leaves open whether any geofence warrant can survive probable-cause review, a question lower courts must now litigate.
“Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants in major Fourth Amendment decision.”