Civil liberties advocates have long argued that “geofence” search warrants are unconstitutional for their ability to ensnare entirely innocent people who were nearby at the time a crime was committed.

On August 9, 2024, the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in United States v. Smith, No. 23-60321, broadly holding: “that the use of geofence warrants … is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.” ...

County police officers were investigating a theft of farm equipment. They applied for a “geofence warrant” to be served on Google: Tomanek v. State, 261 Md. App. 694, 703 (2024). The Tomanek Court ...

No available New Jersey decision analyzes geofence warrants. 'U.S. v. Rhine', a decision issued two weeks ago by the federal district court for the District of Columbia, denying a January 6 ...

Though a handful of cases found that geofencing warrants are unconstitutional, the rulings were narrow, and unlikely to slow the growing prominence of these warrants, which look to obtain data from ...