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Supreme Court Returns Geofence Case to Lower Court
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to return a geofence warrant case involving Chesterfield County resident Okello Chatrie to a lower court for further proceedings, avoiding a definitive ruling on whether the surveillance technique violates Fourth Amendment protections.
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Supreme Court restricts geofence warrants after Chesterfield bank robbery case
The U.S. Supreme Court restricted police use of geofence warrants on June 29, 2026, ruling 6-3 that the investigative tool violated the Fourth Amendment in a case stemming from a 2019 Midlothian bank robbery.