expectation of privacy

Issues

This case asks the Supreme Court to consider whether a geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Law enforcement collected Okello Chatrie’s location data from his cellphone using a geofence warrant issued after an armed credit union robbery, which the government used as evidence against him. Chatrie argues that the geofence warrant constitutes an unconstitutional search because the Location History data collected by the warrant violates both users’ property interests in their electronic data and reasonable expectations of privacy. Additionally, Chatrie contends that the warrant violates the probable cause and particularity requirements imposed by the Fourth Amendment. The United States asserts that geofence warrants do not violate users’ reasonable expectation for privacy, and that American law does not recognize the property interests asserted by Chatrie in raw data. The United States further argues that this geofence warrant complies with probable cause requirements and is sufficiently particular to pass constitutional muster. This case will impact both the privacy and public safety interests of all Americans.

Questions as Framed for the Court by the Parties

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