The Fourth Amendment protects all persons from warrantless government searches and seizures of their persons, houses, papers and effects. It requires that warrants be supported by ...

"Geofence" searches illustrate the perilous combination of modern technology and deference to law enforcement.

Some justices seemed to advocate for a relatively narrow ruling that would clarify what such warrants require, even if it ...

Police track down unidentified suspects through smartphone data. The Supreme Court will decide whether such 'groundbreaking' ...

A convicted felon wants the Justices to bar ‘geofence’ warrants of the kind that let police catch him in Chatrie v. U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case dealing with geofence warrants, also called reverse warrants — and more aptly so ...

“A lot of people are being hypocritical around here,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) told HuffPost. Fitzpatrick is a moderate ...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the 4th Amendment’s prohibition on suspicionless seizures by the police. When the court stayed the district court’s decision in Noem vs. Vasquez ...

The US Supreme Court is gearing up to grapple with the extent to which smartphone users surrender their Fourth Amendment rights when they transmit their locations to digital service providers.

The Federalist Society produced a webinar recently that I found fascinating, not only because I was a panelist. There was a marked divergence of opinion on Fourth Amendment law. I believe I know where ...

Gov. Abbott is threatening to defund the Houston Police Department over an ordinance reminding cops they must comply with the ...