Supreme Court to Review Geofencing in Pivotal Case for Privacy Rights

One legal expert described the case to The Epoch Times as ‘once-in-a-generation.’
Supreme Court to Review Geofencing in Pivotal Case for Privacy Rights
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The Supreme Court on April 27 will hear oral arguments in a case with major implications for privacy rights—and how law enforcement uses Americans’ cell phone data while investigating crimes.

The case, Chatrie v. United States, centers on law enforcement’s use of “geofencing warrants”—judge-authorized requests for cell phone location data near the scene of a crime.