SECURITYMISSOURI INDEPENDENT
US Supreme Court says police need warrants for cellphone location data
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need warrants to access cellphone location history data under the Fourth Amendment. The 6-3 decision centered on a 2019 Virginia credit union robbery case, with Justice Elena Kagan writing that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphone location records. The ruling leaves unresolved questions about when such searches are considered reasonable.
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U.S. Supreme CourtorganizationFourth AmendmenttopicElena KaganpersonVirginia credit unionplaceOkello Chatriepersongeofence warrantstopicJohn RobertspersonSonia SotomayorpersonBrett KavanaughpersonKetanji Brown JacksonpersonNeil GorsuchpersonSamuel AlitopersonClarence ThomaspersonAmy Coney Barrettperson31 states and District of Columbiaorganization
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