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Carpenter v United States (Cell-Site Privacy)

585 U.S. 296 (2018)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Acquisition of cell-site location information is a Fourth Amendment search requiring a warrant.

Area of Law

criminal

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