NewsNBC Los Angeles (KNBC) – PoliticsJune 29, 2026Los Angeles
Supreme Court Rules Cellphone Location Data Requires Warrants
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone location data, limiting the government's ability to use broad 'geofence' warrants to track individuals. The decision stems from a bank robbery case where police used Google location history to identify a suspect, Okello Chatrie, who was near the crime scene.
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This ruling establishes that cellphone users do not forfeit their privacy rights simply by using location-tracking services, requiring law enforcement to obtain warrants for such data in future investigations.
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