Background
Police in Midlothian, Virginia used a geofence warrant to obtain data from Google identifying individuals near a bank robbery. The robber fled with $195,000.
Legal Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches.
These warrants require a tech company to search its database for all users within a designated area without specifically identifying suspects in advance.
Next Steps
The Court's decision will determine the constitutionality of this investigative technique.