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May 20, 2025

Court upholds geofence warrant, avoids constitutional ruling

Fourth Circuit upholds geofence warrant use but sidesteps ruling on its constitutionality, leaving privacy concerns unresolved.

Police use of a geofence warrant to collect cellphone location history near the scene of a bank robbery was not a violation of the suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights, a divided panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. (Depositphotos.com)
Aug 8, 2024

4th Circuit: Split panel upholds geofence warrant

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court’s decision denying a motion to suppress location data obtained through a geofence warrant, ruling it did not violate the Fourth Amendment.


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