The Supreme Court will weigh the legality of geofence warrants in a Virginia bank robbery case. This case could redefine how the Fourth Amendment applies to cellphone tracking in the digital age.
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Media Coverage · April 26, 2026
The Supreme Court will consider whether police can use geofence warrants to identify suspects by collecting location data from cellphones near a crime scene. This case, stemming from a Virginia bank robbery, could redefine how the Fourth Amendment applies to cellphone tracking. The warrant in question was used to identify the suspect, Okello Chatrie, by placing his device among a small number of devices in the area
newspaper Read articleSupreme Court to weigh legality of geofence warrants in Virginia bank robbery case WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will weigh whether police can use sweeping "geofence" warrants to identify suspects after a Virginia bank robbery, a case that could redefine how the Fourth Amendment applies to cellphone tracking in the digital age. The backstory: The case stems from Okello Chatrie. He evaded police after stealing $195,000 from a suburban Richmond, Virginia, bank, but investigators later identified
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The Supreme Court will consider whether police can use geofence warrants to identify suspects by collecting location data from cellphones near a crime scene. This case, stemming from a Virginia bank robbery, could redefine how the Fourth Amendment applies to cellphone tracking. The warrant in question was used to identify the suspect, Okello Chatrie, by placing his device among a small number of devices in the area at the time of the robbery.
Supreme Court to weigh legality of geofence warrants in Virginia bank robbery case WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will weigh whether police can use sweeping "geofence" warrants to identify suspects …
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