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Cell-Site Location Information Considered “Search” Under Fourth Amendment

On June 22, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Carpenter v. U.S. that a warrant is needed to access cell-tower records.  In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Government conducts a “search” for purposes of the Fourth Amendment when it accesses an individual’s historical cell-site location information (“CLSI”) which provides [...]

2018-07-14T17:48:48-04:00July 14th, 2018|Newsletter|