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...