United States v. Chatrie
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- Decided
- Citation
- 107 F.4th 319 (4th Cir. 2024)
- Topics
- Geofence Warrants
What did the court decide?
A divided Fourth Circuit panel held that no search occurred because the defendant did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in two hours of Location History data he had voluntarily shared with Google. The full court later reheard the case.
Why does it matter?
This panel view was later replaced by the en banc decision and then rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States (2026).
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