Reuters

Every phone leaves a trail — Supreme Court holds location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

July 15, 2026 - On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Chatrie v. United States, holding that when law enforcement "accesses historical cell phone" location ...
Yahoo

No Warrant, No Suspicion, No Problem: Flock and Border Cellphone Searches Excluded From 4th Amendment Rules

Part of the bedrock of American civil liberties is the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches. There is no right to privacy, and no due process in the justice system, without ...
CNN

An airport search, a wiped phone and a potential test of Fourth Amendment protections

In a small room at the Atlanta International Airport, without a warrant and ignoring his protest and requests for his attorney, a left-wing activist and US citizen says Border Patrol officers started ...
The Conversation

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,” ...