Supreme Court Rules Google ‘Geofence’ Phone Tracking Is A Search In Major Privacy Shift

Supreme Court punts geofence case

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Supreme Court sends back geofence warrant The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to their cellphone location data, tossing out a ruling against a man convicted in a Virginia bank robbery case. © Natasha Kaiser The justices...

Supreme Court Just Decided How Police Can Use Your Location Data

Supreme Court Just Decided How Police Can Use Your Location Data

Supreme Court answered one privacy question, then dodged the big one

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Chatrie v. United States that, when law enforcement used a geofence warrant directing Google to produce location data for every cellphone near a Virginia bank during a 2019 robbery, they conducted a “search” under the Fourth Amendment. By a 6-3 vote, the Court sent the case back to the []

Supreme Court: Sweeping use of cellphone location data requires warrant

Supreme Court: Sweeping use of cellphone location data requires warrant

The Supreme Court stood up for privacy — but only to a point

Some privacy advocates are celebrating Chatrie v. the United States, but the court missed the opportunity to declare that a person’s location data belongs to them. The post The Supreme Court stood up for privacy — but only to a point appeared first on MS NOW.

‘Irresponsible Escapade’: Alito Rips SCOTUS Majority in Ruling Involving Big Tech Data and a Bank Robbery

The Supreme Court narrowed the conditions for law enforcement to obtain a warrant accessing someone’s Google Location History data, ruling that constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. In a case involving Big Tech and a bank robbery, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling Monday that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy with...

Alito criticizes Supreme Court majority in ruling on Big Tech data and bank robbery

The Supreme Court narrowed the conditions for law enforcement to obtain a warrant to access someone’s Google Location History data, ruling that it constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. In a case involving Big Tech and a bank robbery, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling Monday that individuals have a reasonable expectation of []...Click to read more

Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Data System Over Privacy and Voting-rights Violations

A judge struck down a Trump administration voter-verification system, arguing that the federal government cannot use such personal data. ... The post Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Data System Over Privacy and Voting-rights Violations appeared first on The New American.

Chatrie and the Long and Winding Road to Privacy

A Supreme Court ruling on cell phone location data may signal a deeper shift in how courts define privacy under the Fourth Amendment.

What’s This Database DHS Is Trying to Use to Purge Voter Rolls?

Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! This week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the recently-expanded use of...

PRESS RELEASE: CEO Applauds SCOTUS Decision in Louisiana v. Callais

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Shawna Bray(410) 598-5388 Wednesday, April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. CEO Chairman Linda Chavez applauded the ruling, noting that it is consistent with the colorblind, merit-based positions for which CEO has long advocated. In a majority opinion authored by Justice Alito, the Court held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “was designed to enforce the Constitution—not collide with it. Unfortunately, lower courts have sometimes applied this Court’s §2 precedents in a way that forces States to engage ... Read More

Your Phone Data Belongs to You

A Supreme Court ruling protects us from government surveillance but should have gone even farther.

US judge blocks Trump administration's database of Americans' private information

US judge blocks Trump administration's database of Americans' private information

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Law enforcement officials frequently draw virtual fences around areas of interest and require Google to identify every cellphone in the area using cell location history. Dubbed a “geofence search,” officers obtain a warrant that permits a ...

The Supreme Court Once Again Endorses Trump's Racism

Elie Mystal The court took a look at Trump's obviously bigoted handling of the Temporary Protected Status program and said, Nothing to see here. The post The Supreme Court Once Again Endorses Trump's Racism appeared first on The Nation.

Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe

A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to harass and retaliate against them.

Supreme Court Supports Privacy Protections for Cellphone Location Data

The 6-3 ruling slaps down law enforcement's wide-ranging geofencing warrants that pull phone data of anyone in an area.

The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track phones

The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track phones

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.

SCOTUS Just Issued Its Biggest Privacy Ruling in Nearly a Decade

The Supreme Court dealt Big Brother a blow on Monday with a landmark ruling for digital privacy rights in Chatrie v. United States. Conservative Justices John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch joined the liberal bloc of Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in finding that smartphone location data is subject to []

Google moves Delhi HC against trademark infringement ruling in Hindware AdWords case

A Division Bench comprising Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet P.S. Arora on Friday issued notice to Hindware on Google's appeal and listed the matter for further hearing on July 24.

High-Stakes Georgia Election Rules Fight Pushed Straight To State Supreme Court

The Court of Appeals of Georgia issued an order on Thursday, transferring a major legal battle over state election rules to the Supreme Court of Georgia. The case, Georgia Republican Party Inc. v. DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections, is moving to the state’s highest bench because it raises fundamental constitutional questions that intermediate [] High-Stakes Georgia Election Rules Fight Pushed Straight To State Supreme Court

Judge Blocks Trump Campaign From Accessing Voter Database

(NaturalNews) A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administrationâs use of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) database for voter roll verification, a ...

2nd bite at the apple? Congressman’s plan would push Supremes to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link President Donald Trump already has called on the Supreme Court to correct its “miscarriage of justice” that it delivered to the American people with its recent birthright citizenship

Ninth Circuit Hears Immigration, Criminal, Social Security Appeals

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit hears multiple appeals in Portland at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 9, including immigration, criminal law, prisoner rights, and two Social Security disability cases.

US ends deportation protections (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians

The US Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in its bid to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Supreme Court Justices To Cross Street For Rare Appearance Before Congress

A justice has not testified in seven years

Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech

Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling That Strips Minority Voter Protections Across Seven States

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a lower court ruling, effectively ending a key legal tool used to protect minority voters in seven states. By refusing to take up an Arkansas-based lawsuit, the justices left in place a 2025 appeals panel decision affecting Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. [] The post Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling That Strips Minority Voter Protections Across Seven States appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Judge blocks Trump govt from making arrests at immigration courts

A federal judge in California on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts across the United States. The post Judge blocks Trump govt from making arrests at immigration courts appeared first on Vanguard News.

In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights

The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright ban.

MORNING GLORY: Celebrate the Supreme Court, our Constitution and America at 250

The annual chorus of Court critics hit its highest volume every year at this time. Most Americans, however, rightly cherish and admire the Supreme Court

News24 | US court allows tallying of mail-in ballots after election day

The US Supreme Court, in a blow to President Donald Trump, upheld on Monday a state law that allows mail-in ballots received after election day to be counted.

Federal judge hands another big loss to the Trump admin by blocking arrests at immigration courts nationwide

A federal judge in San Francisco issued a nationwide injunction, barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement from arresting migrants at immigration courts across the United States. The 71-page ruling marked one of the most significant judicial setbacks to the Trump administration‘s immigration agenda. It came the same day a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., handed...