US Supreme Court weighs how far police investigations can go in using cellphone location data

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 1,180

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to allow law enforcement to continue seeking warrants for the location history of cellphones near crime scenes, even as the justices wrestled with how far the government must go to protect Americans’ privacy.

Some of the justices appeared to be searching for a middle ground during oral arguments in a case out of Virginia challenging what is known as a geofence warrant that was used to catch …

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