In a split opinion, the Fourth Circuit ruled in United States v. Chatrie that the government did not conduct a Fourth Amendment search when it obtained two hours’ worth of Google Location History data pursuant to a geofence...

Adding to the growing number of courts that have struck down the procedures that Google and law enforcement have put in place for “geofence warrants,” a California trial court recently suppressed evidence obtained via such a...

In a civil case interpreting Carpenter, the Ninth Circuit has ruled that Los Angeles did not run afoul of the Fourth Amendment by requiring e-scooter service providers to disclose historical scooter location records as part...

In a long-awaited decision, a federal court in Virginia ruled in United States v. Chatrie that a geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment, but that the fruits of the unconstitutional search could nevertheless be used...

In a recent order, a Virginia state court rejected an application for a geofence search warrant for insufficient probable cause and particularity. Geofence warrants—also known as “reverse location” searches—are an increasingly popular investigative tool that...