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Supreme Court rules on geofence warrants, data privacy case
By Stephen Goin at KGNS — Sitewide
· June 30, 2026
· 2 min read
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a significant Fourth Amendment ruling that strengthens constitutional protections for Americans’ cellphone location data.In a 6-3 decision, the justices determined that when police obtain a person’s stored location history from a comp...
Key takeaway In a 6-3 decision, the justices determined that when police obtain a person’s stored location history from a company such as Google, they are conducting a search under the Fourth Amendment.
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Category: safety ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: KGNS — Sitewide ·
Reading time: 2 min
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