Last week, on August 18, 2026, the EU’s e-Evidence Package officially went into effect. It marks a major change in how EU authorities can obtain electronic evidence across borders. By allowing authorities in one Member State to...

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...

What happens when a foreign law enforcement agency seeks information from a U.S.-based communications service provider in order to obtain evidence in an investigation? U.S.-based companies often must consider whether and how to respond to...