Supreme Court rules on geofence warrants, data privacy case

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that police must obtain a warrant under the Fourth Amendment to access stored cellphone location data from companies like Google. The decision in Chatrie v. United States addressed geofence warrants used in a 2019 credit union robbery investigation, with the court stating individuals retain privacy rights in location data even when stored by third-party companies. The case was remanded to determine if the specific warrant met constitutional standards.