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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Geofence Warrants
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments on the legality of "geofence" warrants, which allow law enforcement to obtain location data from a specific area. This case, stemming from a bank robbery, highlights the clash between privacy rights and police investigative powers.
27 Apr, 15:36 — 27 Apr, 20:43
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NPRHigh66d ago
Privacy and law enforcement clash as the Supreme Court wrestles with 'geofence' warrants
In oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday, most of the justices aimed pointed questions at both sides, with the usual conservative-liberal alignments scrambled like an egg.
By Nina Totenberg
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual66d ago
Are ‘geofence’ warrants legal? Bank robber takes his case to the Supreme Court
The defendant’s lawyers argue geofencing amounts to a dragnet search that exposes mass amounts of private information
By John Kruzel
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First report: The Independent · 27 Apr, 15:36|Full coverage: 2 · 5h|Window: 5h
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