US Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Geofence Warrants Stemming From 2019 Chesterfield Bank Robbery

Supreme Court considers whether police can use Big Tech data to capture info from all cellphone users in a place and time

Geofencing warrants round up the location data of everyone in a specific place and time, whether or not they had any connection to a crime – a test of the Fourth Amendment in the digital age.

A Supreme Court case could decide whether your phone can be used to find you first and suspect you later

The case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at Call Federal Credit Union near Richmond, Va., where a gunman took $195,000 from the vault before police arrived. When conventional investigative work stalled after reviewing security video and interviewing witnesses, a detective turned to a geofence warrant, asking Google to turn...Read Entire Article

Headlines from across the state: U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Chesterfield bank robbery, ‘geofence’ case; more …

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US Supreme Court hears arguments on geofence warrants stemming from 2019 Chesterfield bank robbery

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case stemming from a 2019 Chesterfield bank robbery that centers on the government's use of geofence warrants.

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Police Can Sweep Phone Location Data With Geofence Warrants

The Supreme Court on Monday struggled to find consensus over how far police can go in using cell phone location data to identify suspects and witnesses. The dispute centers on […]