In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright b...
Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against un...
US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections
Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rulesUS supreme court decisions – live updates...
Los Angeles schools superintendent resigns after FBI search warrants
Alberto Carvalho put on leave after news of warrants but officials have not provided details of nature of investigationThe superintendent of Los Angel...
Warrants for defendants skipping court in England and Wales up 50% since 2020
Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the ‘horror show’ in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued f...
Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation
The broadcaster’s lawyers say the NSW police should reveal which officers accessed or downloaded material from Jones’ phonePolice stand accused of eng...
US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy
Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacyThe US supreme court is considerin...
Privacy and law enforcement clash as the Supreme Court wrestles with 'geofence' warrants
In oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday, most of the justices aimed pointed questions at both sides, with the usual conservative-liberal alignme...
